By Florencia Ortúzar, legal advisor, AIDA The first time I heard about the mysterious “rubbish island ” I was shocked. How could a huge floating mass as big as a country go unnoticed in the ocean...read more
By Haydée Rodríguez, legal advisor, AIDA We are witnessing the biggest wave of urbanization in history . More than half of the world’s population lives in cities. The United Nations Population Fund (...read more
By Natalia Jiménez, legal advisor, AIDA The role of environmental law is weak on gender. This can be seen in Latin America where there is constant approval of economic and development plans affecting...read more
Gladys Martínez de Lemos, legal advisor, AIDA Twenty five percent of all marine species have lived at some stage in coral reefs. In Costa Rica, these reefs are under threat from deforestation and...read more
