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| 26 October 2015

NGOs testify before IACHR regarding violation of the right to water by extractive activities

In a hearing before the Commission, advocates explained how extractive activities, especially mining and energy projects, restrict individual and community water use. They also documented the failure...read more

| 6 October 2015

NGOs celebrate suspension of aerial spraying, advance in Colombian environmental law

They highlight the application of the precautionary principle in the resolution to suspend spraying, and pledge to stay alert to the threat posed by the potential manual use of glyphosate or its...read more

| 25 September 2015

AIDA urges Panamanian Supreme Court to protect water sources

Requested the annulment of a resolution that allows large projects like hydroelectric dams to use up to 90 percent of the water in rivers, lakes and other ecosystems.read more

Grandes Represas, Fuentes de Agua Dulce, Derechos Humanos | 23 September 2015

Belo Monte noncompliant with conditions for operation, says environmental authority

In their technical analysis of the Belo Monte Dam released yesterday, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) concluded that the conditions required to approve...read more

| 23 September 2015

Nearly 37,000 people urge SEMARNAT to protect Mexico’s natural treasures

The Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve and the Veracruz Reef System are at risk from the expansion of the Port of Veracruz, authorized by SEMARNAT.read more

Grandes Represas, Fuentes de Agua Dulce, Derechos Humanos | 13 July 2015

Belo Monte Dam may begin operations despite noncompliance

Organizations reiterate the validity of the precautionary measures granted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in favor of the indigenous communities of the Xingú River basin, whose...read more

| 10 July 2015

Green Climate Fund disappoints by accrediting unfit entities

During its 10th session, in a process characterized by little transparency, the Board of the Green Climate Fund accredited 13 entities to manage financing that the Fund authorizes for climate change...read more

| 25 June 2015

Environmental organizations condemn attacks on the environment in Colombia

Environmental organizations condemn attacks on the environment made in the Colombian departments of Putumayo, Nariño, Arauca, Boyacá and Norte de Santander, which have been attributed to FARC-EP.read more

| 18 June 2015

AIDA applauds Pope Francis’ recognition of urgent environmental challenges

AIDA applauds Pope Francis’ new Encyclical, Laudato Si: On Care For Our Common Home, released today. In it, the Pope addresses the environmental challenges facing humanity, which must be urgently...read more

Human Rights, Indigenous Rights | 1 June 2015

Independent report finds Dutch and German Development Banks failed to comply with environmental and human rights standards in financing the Barro Blanco Dam in Panama

Indigenous communities and civil society shocked by the banks’ inadequate response to the findings.read more

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