ABSTRACT
The canal across the Vistula Spit is an investment considered, on the one hand, to be necessary for independence from a Russian influence and to provide an opportunity for economic development of the region and, on the other hand, to be devastating to the natural environment (as a Natura 2000 area site). The problem at the interface between environment, economy and security is challenging for many countries, and the polarisation of international relations is not conducive to environmental protection. In this context, the authors will present the Rights of Nature (RoN) concept and the prospects of its application in the case of investments such as the Vistula Spit diversion, as well as the importance of the principle of good neighbourliness, which will juxtaposed with the problems of the area. This will allow for formulating postulates de lege late and de lege ferenda.
