Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense: Human Rights and Environmental Law

Climate change may be the greatest long-term threat to human communities and biodiversity. AIDA works to address the root causes and develop strategies for mitigation.

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Environmental health and human health are two sides of the same coin. AIDA defends human rights against environmental threats in the hemisphere.

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Fisheries and marine ecosystems are severely threatened worldwide. AIDA works to protect the fragile marine and coastal biodiversity of the Americas.

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AIDA builds capacity and expands opportunities for citizen participation by forging international alliances and equipping stakeholders with the tools to get involved.

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Clean freshwater is a cornerstone of human health and biodiversity. AIDA uses the law to safeguard freshwater from depletion and contamination.

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Highlights

AIDA seeking Consultant for Climate Change Program
Vacancy open to experts in climate change and energy policy
IACHR Questions Brazil Again on Belo Monte Dam
AIDA and partners raise concerns over water quality and possible forced evictions
AIDA seeking independent contractor
A Legal Consultant in Human Rights and the Environment Program
Colombia flooding, World Bank Human Rights Impacts of Climate Change
A report on climate change impacts on human rights in Latin America.

WHERE DO WE WORK?

Founded in 1998, AIDA is an environmental law organization that protects threatened ecosystems and the human communities that depend on them.

The Americas Canada and the United States Mexico and Central America South America

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Link to more information April 2012
The tale of toxics in La Oroya – nearing an end, or a new beginning?
Link to more information March 2012
Costa Rica Court Embargos Mining Funds to Clean Up Forest
Link to more information February 2012
Putting Humanity First
Link to more information January 2012
Coral Dream or Disaster?