Global Witness reports 227 land and environmental activists murdered in a single year, the...
PRESS RELEASE GLOBAL WITNESS | SEPT. 13, 2021
As the climate crisis intensifies, violence against defenders of the earth is escalating.
Monday 13 September, 2021 – A report released today...
Last line of defence, the industries causing the climate crisis and attacks against land...
Global Witness
In 2020, Global Witness recorded 227 murdered land and environmental defenders – making it once again the most dangerous year on record for...
Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC
GENEVA, Aug 9 – Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the...
The Indigenous Guard, a barrier against the coronavirus in Putumayo
This story was made possible thanks to an alliance between El Espectador (national newspaper) and the organization Ambiente y Sociedad.
Since the pandemic arrived in...
Work Report 2020
We invite you to read the work report 2020.
Like entities around the planet, Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad (henceforth Ambiente y Sociedad) had a 2020...
Colombia targets 30% reduction in deforestation; 2020 figures ‘positive’: minister
By: Reuters
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia is targeting a 30% reduction in deforestation during President Ivan Duque’s term, which ends in August 2022, Environment Minister...
Comparative study of the implementation of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Argentina
Executive Summary
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) have been promoted worldwide as
the solution for States to be able...
Regional Mobility of China in Latin America
Over the last decade, bilateral agreements between China and distinct Latin American countries were simultaneously...
Implementation of the 2030 agenda: are ‘partners’ delivering?
Font: socialwatch.org
The report for Colombia, by the Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad focuses on the performance of...
China in Venezuela: oil loans
The relationship that China and Venezuela have established under energy cooperation framework has allowed the...
Logging, Mining, And Agricultural Concessions Data Transparency: A Survey Of 14 Forested Countries
by Jessica Webb, Rachael Petersen, Elizabeth Moses, Carole Excell, Mikaela Weisse, Elizabeth Cole and Sam...
Questions about the role of International Financial Institutions in the implementation of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)
The International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and other entities grouped around economic growth and the Objectives...
Chinese Investments in Colombia
Colombia's trade policy has for many years favored attracting foreign investment. This responds to a...
Brazil, BNDES and investment projects with implications in the Amazon region
In recent years, some countries with emerging economies have become important international project funders; a...
Guidelines for discussion. Implementation of an Information Access Policy for the Brazilian Development Bank BNDES
The document we present is the result of a joint work among different regional organizations...
Executive Summary – Higs and Lows of safeguards
Environmental and social safeguards are changing for public and private investment in Latin America. At...
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