By María José Veramendi Villa, senior attorney, AIDA, @MaJoVeramendi We won’t give up. This is AIDA’s motto for defending the rights of local...read more
Climate Change, Freshwater Sources | 25 February 2014
AIDA and the members of the National Wetlands Committee have won a big victory after years of legal work to protect Mexico’s estuaries, coral reefs,...read more
Freshwater Sources, Toxic Pollution | 13 December 2013
Palm oil plantations are threatening the biodiversity of Chocó, an ancient forest in Ecuador. The companies managing these plantations have caused...read more
Freshwater Sources, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Large Dams | 9 December 2013
By María José Veramendi Villa, senior attorney, AIDA, @MaJoVeramendi When you start the descent by plane to the city of Altamira in Pará, Brazil, the...read more
Freshwater Sources, Toxic Pollution | 14 November 2013
In a petition to the Presidency and the Ministry of Environment, thousands of people are calling on the government to define the boundaries of this fragile ecosystem at a scale of 1:25,000 as required by Colombian legislation.read more
Freshwater Sources, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Large Dams | 14 May 2013
If built, the Las Cruces Dam would block the San Pedro Mezquital, the last free-flowing river in Mexico’s western Sierra Madre. It would affect...read more
Freshwater Sources, Toxic Pollution | 8 February 2013
When fully operational, Belo Monte will be the third-largest dam in the world, constructed in one of the most important ecosystems on the planet: the...read more
