An Inquiry into “the Rights to Sustain an Agricultural Environment of Satoyama”

Abstract

An industrial waste disposal facility was set up in agricultural region of Azumino. Theresidents have started a movement against its operation to protect the environment of Azumino bypreventing air and water pollution. This agricultural environment of “Satoyama” was inherited fromtheir ancestors to them. However, their environmental rights over Satoyama have not been establishedby law. This case study gives an insight into the Environmental Rights and the Rights of Nature.