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Climate Change, Freshwater Sources, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Mining | 21 November 2023

The Alliance for the Andean Wetlands brings together organizations for the protection and conservation of wetlands

The alliance seeks to protect the water, biodiversity, territories and ways of life that depend on these ecosystems in Latin America, especially in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.read more

Xingu River in the Amazon, Brazil

Freshwater Sources, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Mining | 20 November 2023

Solidarity note for social movements, organizations, and rights advocates who are victims of criminalization attempts by the company Belo Sun Mineração Ltda.

We will not step back in protecting the environment and human rights in the face of threats. Sign this note and join us in the protection of the Amazon, the Xingu River, and its defenders.read more

Indigenous Rights, Mining | 23 October 2023

High court orders Colombian government to adopt concrete actions for climate crisis mitigation and adaptation

This is the final decision in the litigation filed by various stakeholders demanding the State to include the climate impact of the coal sector in its climate crisis management.read more

Accountability and Transparency, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Mining | 31 August 2023

Report reveals shocking rights violations by Canadian corporations in Latin America

Compiled through the collaboration of over 50 civil society organizations, the report implicates 37 Canadian projects across nine countries in the region.read more

Amazon landscape in Yasuní National Park, Ecuador

Climate Change, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights | 14 August 2023

Protecting Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park can bolster the global just energy transition

What the people of Ecuador decide in an August 20 referendum has the potential to slow oil exploitation in the Amazon and to generate a transformative impact at the national and international levels.read more

Oceans | 2 August 2023

Mexican environmental authority violates Mexico’s highest court and international obligations when reissuing a permit for a port expansion that threatens the Veracruz Reef System

In a legal brief, AIDA and Earthjustice argue the Secretary of the Environment failed to properly evaluate the environmental impact of the project to the reef as required by Mexico’s highest court.read more

Human Rights | 20 July 2023

Right to a healthy environment global coalition wins UN Human Rights Prize

First and foremost, the award highlights the importance of collaborating to advance the much-needed protection of our planet and fulfillment of human rights.read more

Oceans | 4 March 2023

Agreement reached to advance High Seas Treaty

New treaty agreed to protect half the planet but formal adoption still required.read more

Oceans | 20 February 2023

Decision time for world’s governments on new global treaty for the ocean

Today governments resume negotiations to finalize a new High Seas Treaty to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.read more

Accountability and Transparency, Indigenous Rights, Mining | 22 December 2022

Swiss OECD Point of Contact calls on Glencore to comply with due diligence on coal mine in Colombia

However, the Swiss NCP’s statement did not the main duty of its mandate—to ensure the implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.read more

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