GENEVA (21 January 2019) – Human rights must be an integral component of policymaking to ensure economic reforms help advance societies, rather than hinder people’s...
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Countries of the South ask China to assume responsibility for the impacts of its investments
Peru, Ecuador, Kenya and Palestine reaffirmed the principle of extraterritoriality and responsibility for the respect of human rights, within the framework of...
Environmental crimes are on the rise, so are efforts to prevent them
The world is being dredged of its natural resources, with much of what we rely on for our livelihoods at risk from a new threat: environmental crime (UNEP-INTERPOL...
First Regional Agreement on Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Open for Signature and Ratification during the UN General Assembly
The ceremony will be held on Thursday, September 27 at the global organization’s headquarters in New York. The Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public...
End of Colombia conflict may bring new threats to ecosystems
A new study outlines a sustainable path forward for the second most biodiverse country in the world. Science Daily More than 50 years of internal conflict in Colombia...
Interconnected Social and Environmental Problems Need Interconnected Solutions
How a family-planning group and an environmental organization banded together to foster the health of forests, fisheries, and families at the same time. SSIR Five years...
Report links the expansion of the Colombian airport financed by IDB with the damage to human health
The Inter-American Development Bank’s Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI) released an investigation report confirming that the Bank violated...
‘We’re seeing greater concern for communities and the environment, much more than before’
BN Americas By Tania Herrera Many countries in Latin America are struggling to overcome environmental and social conflicts that are delaying mine expansions and...
Peru’s vast lithium discovery: A risky economic boon?
A vast deposit of hard-rock lithium could bring riches to Peru, but it also poses environmental and societal questions. The megaproject would take place in an...
Latin America’s environmental challenge
Peru’s indigenous Andean and Amazonian women are driving an economy based on distribution and ancestral knowledge about ecology, the environment and culture, which...
UN agriculture agency digs in to help forests and farms build resilience to climate change
Millions of small-scale farmers will be better equipped to withstand the negative impacts of climate change while at the same time improving livelihoods, thanks to a...
Escazú Agreement: Be a part of history! Turn your country into a leader in environmental protection
This 27 September 2018 your country will have a historic opportunity: to join the most important human rights and environmental protection agreement in Latin America...
Deadliest year On record for land and environmental defenders, as agribusiness is shown to be the industry most linked to killings
Global Witness today reveals that at least 207 land and environmental defenders were killed last year – indigenous leaders, community activists and environmentalists...
Americas: States must reverse rising tide of attacks against environmental human rights defenders
Amnesty International In response to the findings that the NGO Global Witness published today in its annual report, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty...
Why 2017 Was the Deadliest Year for Environmental Activists
National Geographic By Elaina Zachos Like some environmental activists, nurse and anthropologist Isela Gonzálezrisks her life every day. “Once, outside a trial, someone...
First legally binding instrument on human rights and the environment adopted in Latin America and the Caribbean
UN After four years of intense negotiations, 24 Latin American countries adopted last March a legally binding instrument to implement Principle 10 of the Rio...
Stakeholder engagement for the 2030 Agenda: How transformative, inclusive and accountable is the implementation and monitoring process around the globe?
High Level Political Forum 2018 Side Event 16 July 2018, 18.30: Conference Room 4, UN Building (the first four bullet points are from the introduction by Astrup and...
The G20 agenda on infrastructure financing- Key concerns and actionable recommendations
Civil 20 Argentina 2018 Infrastructure is key for achieving sustainable development and for improving conditions for people living in developing countries. When it...


















