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August 30 2022 Blog Latin America

Lessons on protecting the right to a healthy environment

AIDA has always worked to highlight the link between a healthy environment and fundamental human rights such as those to integrity, life, and health.

August 22 2022 Press releases Latin America

Ambition and urgency needed as high seas treaty negotiations near end

With only one week to go in the negotiations for a new treaty to protect two thirds of the ocean civil society is raising alarm about the level of urgency and ambition towards a robust outcome.

August 18 2022 Blog Latin America, Brazil

Brazilian court reaffirms the power of litigation to strengthen climate action

Brazil's imposition of climate litigation in the region is critical because the country is home to 65 percent of the Amazon, a key ecosystem for global climate regulation.

July 28 2022 Press releases Latin America

AIDA applauds recognition of healthy environment as a universal human right

The decision adopted by the UN General Assembly is a call for States to recognize that environmental defense is essential for human existence on the planet.

July 22 2022 Press releases Colombia

Irish company buying Colombian coal to be investigated for lack of due diligence with regard to human rights

The OECD accepted a complaint filed by civil society against the Irish state-owned company ESB for its failure of responsible business conduct in the purchase of coal from Cerrejón.

July 08 2022 Press releases Colombia

In regressive decision, high court endorses fracking in Colombia

The ruling does not exonerate national and local authorities from protecting the environment and respecting the fundamental rights of the population as they consolidate the mining and energy policy.

June 29 2022 Blog Latin America

Examining the obstacles to energy transition in Latin America

As a region, we cannot afford to delay the energy transition and the achievement of climate justice, both urgent and necessary goals, with options that will only tie us more and more to fossil fuels.

June 17 2022 Press releases Latin America

AIDA celebrates WTO agreement to curb harmful fisheries subsidies

The agreement is a "crucial step" for the sustainability of fishery resources in the short, medium and long term, as well as for ensuring food security and the livelihoods of coastal communities.