ASOCIACION INTERAMERICANA PARA LA DEFENSA DEL AMBIENTE

STRENGTHENING PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO GUARANTEE THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW COUPLED WITH THE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE.AMPLIFIED COMMUNITY VOICES: SUPPORTED 15 LEGAL BRIEFS REPRESENTING OVER 350 COMMUNITIES BEFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ADVOCATING FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THE RIGHT TO A SAFE AND STABLE CLIMATE.- LANDMARK LEGAL VICTORY: SECURED A HISTORIC RULING IN FAVOR OF 80 VICTIMS OF TOXIC POLLUTION IN LA OROYA, PERU, WITH THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT HOLDING THE PERUVIAN STATE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.- ENSURED RESPONSIBLE CLIMATE FINANCING: FACILITATED THE CANCELLATION OF $116.6 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE GREEN CLIMATE FUND FOR A NICARAGUAN FORESTRY PROJECT THAT VIOLATED HUMAN RIGHTS, MARKING THE FIRST SUCH CANCELLATION BASED ON PROVEN HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS.- PROTECTED COLOMBIAN WETLANDS: ACHIEVED A CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING IN COLOMBIA THAT SAFEGUARDED A BIODIVERSE WETLAND COMPLEX BY UPHOLDING THE RIGHT TO PRIOR CONSULTATION FOR AFRO-DESCENDANT COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY FRACKING PROJECTS.- ADVOCATED FOR ETHICAL ENERGY TRANSITION: HIGHLIGHTED THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACTS OF MINING FOR ENERGY TRANSITION MINERALS IN BIODIVERSE REGIONS LIKE THE GRAN ATACAMA AND THE AMAZON DURING A HEARING BEFORE THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS.- PROMOTED HIGH SEAS TREATY RATIFICATION: COLLABORATED WITH LATIN AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS AND EXPERTS TO FACILITATE PANAMA'S RATIFICATION OF THE HIGH SEAS TREATY, EMPHASIZING EQUITABLE BENEFIT-SHARING AND CAPACITY BUILDING.- STRENGTHENED ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY: MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF 47 MEMBERS, INCLUDING 17 INTERNS, WITH 88.1% OF EXPENDITURES DIRECTED TOWARD PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND 17% ALLOCATED AS SUBGRANTS TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.