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Our Contribution to Environmental Justice in 2025

This year, we helped strengthen both regional and global legal frameworks so they can better respond to the social and environmental challenges we face today.

Estefanny Aybar

Estefanny Aybar is Dominican-American and AIDA’s Major Gifts Director, working from the United States. She studied Political Science with minors in Business Administration and Sociology at Arcadia University, Pennsylvania. Estefanny has significant experience in philanthropy, strategic fundraising, and leadership in the nonprofit and corporate sectors. She has led multi-million dollar fundraising campaigns, cultivated important partnerships with donors and companies, and managed high-performance teams in the fields of education, youth development, social impact, and international philanthropy. Throughout her career, she has raised money and promoted mission-driven initiatives to expand resources and opportunities for communities across the Americas.

COP30 ends — with a few achievements to move forward

A review of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), the “Amazon COP,” held in the Brazilian city of Belém do Pará.

Jordan Cruz

Jordan Cruz is AIDA fellow scientist, working from Ecuador. He holds a degree in environmental engineering from the Escuela Politécnica Nacional (Quito) and a master's degree in tropical ecology and conservation from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Jordan has experience in biochemical research on carbon dynamics and their role in climate change. He was Scientific Director of the Foundation for the Conservation of the Tropical Andes, where he coordinated interdisciplinary research and conservation projects in collaboration with local communities, international scientists, and government entities. He has specialized in studying how natural processes and human activity interact, generating scientific evidence to support fair solutions to climate change. In addition, Jordan is an activist committed to the dissemination of climate science and an enthusiast of wild gardening and sustainable agriculture.

“Choose Europe”: Prioritizing minerals, not rights

The European Union is showing an increasingly disconnected approach to human rights, community voices, and the global socio-environmental crisis.

The home stretch of COP30: Shadows, contradictions, and some glimmers of hope

The first week ended and the political phase began in Belém do Pará, Brazil. The days when decisions must be made have begun. 

StoryMap: Environmental Impacts of Lithium Extraction in an Argentine Wetland

Justice for Andean Wetlands and Indigenous Peoples in Climate Action

Statement by the Alliance for Andean Wetlands ahead of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference.

Call for a paradigm shift in EU Raw Materials Policies from a Latin American perspective

The Alliance for Andean Wetlands calls on the European Union to adopt measures for a paradigm shift towards Raw Materials Policies that do not perpetuate inequalities and harm people and ecosystems.

Sujatha Jesudason

Sujatha Jesudason, Ph.D., teaches design and strategic management at Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York City. She has 15 years of experience in executive leadership in social justice organizations. She researches and teaches leadership, facilitation, and systemic change in organizations, movements, and philanthropy. She recently founded Marigold Lab, where she and her students offer free or low-cost strategic design and organizational consulting services to social justice nonprofits as part of their contribution to resistance.