Joe Snape is a British attorney who works with AIDA from the Mexico City office, mainly on issues related to climate litigation. Joe has a degree in Politics and Philosophy from the University of Bristol, and has worked in both non-governmental organizations and a law firm in the United Kingdom. He is interested in environmental law and access to justice.
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Lenina Bustamante Pereira is an intern with AIDA’s Freshwater Program working from Cochabamba, Bolivia. She graduated from the Law School of the Bolivian Catholic University “San Pablo" and is currently writing her thesis on the participation of women in agrarian unions.
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Gabriel Cubero Jara is a law student from the University of Costa Rica and an intern with AIDA's Marine Biodiversity and Coastal Protection Program. He is working from San José, Costa Rica.
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Javier Dávalos González was the Director of AIDA's Climate Program. He has a background in international relations, human rights, international cooperation, and population and development sciences. He has experience managing programs and projects related to climate change, international environmental law and sustainable development in international, national and civil society entities. He has been a university professor and facilitator of participatory processes and learning communities.
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Rosa Peña Lizarazo is Colombian and a senior attorney with AIDA's Human Rights and Environment Program, as well as Coordinator of the Coal Area, working from Bogotá. She is attorney from the Universidad del Rosario, Colombia whose bachelor's degree focused on Constitutional Law and Human Rights. Rosa holds a Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Development Studies, with an emphasis on Territorial Development Management, from the Universidad de los Andes, in Colombia. She has also experience in community accompaniment and strategic litigation in cases of human rights violations derived from development policies and projects.
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Daniela Belén Velazquez is an intern with AIDA's Human Rights and Environment Program from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She holds a law degree from the Universidad Abierta Interamericana in Buenos Aires and is a thesis candidate for the specialization in Environmental Law at the University of Buenos Aires.
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María Paula Conrado is Colombian and a scientist in AIDA's Ocean Program. She is a biologist from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. During her studies, she made proposals for marine conservation projects in the Colombian Pacific, involving local communities. At AIDA, María Paula contributes to biodiversity conservation efforts and the proper management of natural resources.
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Oliver was an intern with AIDA's Marine Biodiversity and Coastal Protection Program in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. He studied law in Germany and now works as a lawyer in Berlin. He has a strong interest in nature and wildlife conservation.
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Verónica Méndez Villa is Mexican, a senior attorney with AIDA's Climate Program, and Coordinator of the Clean Energy Area, working from Mexico City. She is an attorney from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana of Mexico and has experience in environmental litigation and research with an emphasis on climate change issues. Verónica holds a Master of Law (LL.M.) in environmental law from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and she is currently studying Renewable Energy Engineering at the Universidad Abierta y a Distancia of México.
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Sofia Garcia Leon was an intern with AIDA's Human Rights and Environment Program from Mexico City. She studies Law at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where she focuses her learning on international human rights law and environmental law with a gender and intersectional approach.
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