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Páramos = water = life

In partnership with communities and allied organizations, AIDA works to protect the páramos and other ecosystems that sustain life in Latin America.

Self-generation: How to democratize access to energy

Equitable access to energy through tools such as self-generation addresses the need for an energy transition that improves people's living conditions.

Voices for the Motagua River: Olga Vázquez, hands that shape hope

"We can’t just stay at home without knowing what politicians, and businesspeople are doing. If you get involved, you’ll find out. And once you know, you’ll fight."

Voices for the Motagua River: Nazario Pascual, an artery of the Poqomam people

"I am a Poqomam warrior who uses music and sung poetry to plant a little seed in people’s minds. I am an artery of the Poqomam people."

5 keys to collective action: Lessons from the meeting of environmental defenders from the Southern Cone

The meeting confirmed something that AIDA has observed across the continent: the defense of the environment and human rights is built on networking.

Environmental law in Latin America: Progress and setbacks

Historic advances in protecting the environment and those who defend it coexist with the weakening of legal and institutional frameworks in several countries.

Fracking: A step toward the energy transition or a continued reliance on fossil fuels?

In addition to deepening our dependence on oil and gas, fracking contributes to the worsening of the climate crisis due to methane emissions.

Climate-focused environmental assessment: Key to protecting human rights

The climate crisis is having a severe impact on the region. This makes it essential to systematically take climate impacts into account when evaluating projects.

Fracking in Latin America: Impacts and actions to curb its spread

Climate justice unlocked

How the Inter-American Court’s Advisory Opinion 32/25 Rewrites the Rules for Climate Litigation in Latin America.