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Oceans | 23 March 2023

Commitments to marine conservation: A look back at Our Ocean 2023

Overall, the conference provided a unique platform for several nations to make valuable commitments that are now expected to be fulfilled.read more

Capacity Building, Human Rights | 14 March 2023

Session 1 of the AIDA’s 25th Anniversary Webinar Series

Introspection of our origins, victories, growth, and vision for the future, and a discussion on the progress, lessons learned, and challenges of protecting the human right to a healthy environment.read more

Oceans | 4 March 2023

Agreement reached to advance High Seas Treaty

New treaty agreed to protect half the planet but formal adoption still required.read more

Oceans | 20 February 2023

Decision time for world’s governments on new global treaty for the ocean

Today governments resume negotiations to finalize a new High Seas Treaty to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.read more

Climate Change, Human Rights | 3 February 2023

Actions and reasons to preserve the Amazon

The Amazon and its care are emblematic of the intrinsic relationship and balance that must exist between a healthy environment and human existence.read more

Climate Change, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Oceans | 21 December 2022

10 good news stories from 2022, for a sustainable future

We’re celebrating decisions at the local, national and international levels that help move us toward a more sustainable future for all.read more

Climate Change, Human Rights, Oceans | 15 December 2022

Toward environmental justice: 4 achievements for AIDA in 2022

These advances demonstrate the importance of collaboration and persistence. They are in turn precedents for litigation, advocacy and alliance-building.read more

Human Rights, Mining, Toxic Pollution | 17 November 2022

Organizations, coalitions, academia, and specialists support victims of toxic contamination in La Oroya

Experts filed 15 briefs before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to support the case of residents of La Oroya against the government of Peru.read more

Climate Change, Human Rights | 9 November 2022

Global South statement on climate finance ahead of COP27

COP27 must reach agreements for an equitable, sufficient and sustainable finance that ensures a just transition.read more

Human Rights, Mining, Toxic Pollution | 3 November 2022

Victims of toxic contamination in La Oroya take their voice before the Inter-American Court

The importance of the case goes beyond the Peruvian context and represents a historic opportunity to establish a key precedent for all of Latin America.read more

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