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Juan Francisco Zapata Hassi

Juan Francisco Zapata Hassi is a fellow attorney with AIDA's Climate Program, working from Concepción, Chile. He is a lawyer from the Universidad de Concepción and holds a Master's degree in International Environmental Law and Human Rights from the University of Kent, UK. Juan has experience as an environmental lawyer in Chile and is a researcher in environmental and climate law. He has been a visiting professional at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. 

Natalia Langer

Natalia Langer is Argentinean and attorney with AIDA's Human Rights and Environment Program, working from Córdoba. She is a lawyer from Blas Pascal University in Argentina. She has a degree in Environmental Science Teaching from the National Technological University (Argentina), a master's degree in Political Management from the Catholic University of Córdoba and a postgraduate degree in Human Rights from the University of the Basque Country (Spain). Natalia has experience in environmental litigation in civil society organizations, in the public sector and as a member of the Judiciary in Argentina. She has been a professor in several branches of law and in the Latin American Diploma for Sustainable Development in Organizations.

Valentina Raad

Valentina Raad Rincón is Colombian and AIDA's Fundraising Associate, working from Panama. She is a graduate of Lindenwood University in Missouri, USA, and holds a master's degree in Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability from CMI Business School in Madrid, Spain. Valentina has experience in the areas of education and international fundraising, which contributes to high performance and timely service to donors, collaborators, volunteers and foundations.

Organizations and communities alert to human rights impacts of mineral extraction for the energy transition

A public hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will focus on the impact of extractive operations for transition minerals.

Declaration for the protection of the páramos and montane forests of the Tropical Andes

Declaration of civil society organizations gathered at the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Cali, Colombia.

To defend the ocean's biodiversity is to defend human well-being

Statement by civil society organizations at COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Alliance for Andean Wetlands

COP16: To conserve biodiversity, governments must respect indigenous and local knowledge

Countries must also make progress in ensuring the participation of indigenous and local communities in decision-making on biodiversity. 

Organizations concerned by Mendoza Supreme Court rejecting their Participation while allowing that of the oil industry in litigation over fracking

The Mendoza Supreme Court’s differential treatment occurred in a lawsuit over the authorization of fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, for extracting oil and gas from the Vaca Muerta formation.

AIDA petitions Argentine court for protection of human rights in lithium mining case

We ask the Court of Justice of Catamarca to cancel the permits for two mining projects to avoid irreversible environmental impacts on the territory of the Salar del Hombre Muerto.