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5 keys to collective action: Lessons from the meeting of environmental defenders from the Southern Cone
The meeting confirmed something that AIDA has observed across the continent: the defense of the environment and human rights is built on networking.

Camila Alejandra Inostroza Jara
Former fellow attorney, Human Rights and Environment Program

Environmental law in Latin America: Progress and setbacks
Historic advances in protecting the environment and those who defend it coexist with the weakening of legal and institutional frameworks in several countries.

Camila Alejandra Inostroza Jara
Former fellow attorney, Human Rights and Environment Program

Fracking: A step toward the energy transition or a continued reliance on fossil fuels?
In addition to deepening our dependence on oil and gas, fracking contributes to the worsening of the climate crisis due to methane emissions.

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Ten years of Belo Monte: The time for justice has come
The milestone of a decade of operation reignites the debate on accountability and institutional response.

Families in La Oroya are calling on the Peruvian government to take four urgent actions to ensure effective compliance with the Inter-American Court’s ruling
The implementation of the ruling remains in its early stages due to the government’s lack of political will and its constant shifting of arguments to delay the process.

Neither AngloGold Ashanti nor Mineros S.A.: Cajamarca is a municipality free of large-scale mining
Even if the companies change, the decision of Cajamarca's citizens remains the same: to defend their territory against large-scale mining.
When the violation of the rights of Amazonian peoples in Brazil receives no response nationally, these communities find in AIDA a voice in the Americas.





