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Chile fails to advance towards adequate oversight of the salmon industry

An administrative summary investigating serious irregularities in salmon farming concessions ended up absolving the officials involved of all charges, without valid arguments.

International alert issued on threats of uncontrolled fishing near Galapagos

It calls for the adoption of preventive, urgent and effective measures to address the problem and avoid irreparable damage to ecosystems and species.

Civil society calls on the Human Rights Council to recognize the right to a #HealthyEnvironment4All

People must be protected from the deadly impacts of environmental degradation and climate change - such as the increased spread of diseases like COVID-19.

Environmental racism and the differentiated harm of the pandemic

In discussing and addressing the pandemic, it is essential to know that it does not reach all people in the same way, that it puts traditional communities at risk of extinction.

Moving towards clean food production, without glyphosate

There exists an urgent need in the region to move towards a more sustainable ecological model that abandons agrochemicals like glyphosate, known to cause serious harms. 

Championing Lake Poopó’s recovery to protect the life it holds

Bolivia's second largest lake has been damaged by the diversion of rivers, the climate crisis, and mining activities to the point of putting at risk all the life systems that depend on it.

Preserving Bolivia’s High-Andean lakes, sources of life

The unbridled use of disposable plastic: A new global crisis

Let’s be aware that, because of the pandemic, we’re moving backwards in the reduction of plastic waste and the prevention of the damages it causes.

Seeking justice for communities affected by the Hidroituango dam

Why fracking is not an energy transition

To promote fracking today would be to take a step backward, rather than forward. It simply does not meet the definition of a transition away from fossil fuels.