Webinar: Experiencias y luchas para la defensa de los derechos humanos frente al sector empresarial en la Panamazonía

'Frente al creciente poder de las Empresas Transnacionales y las instituciones financieras, es necesario que desde la sociedad civil desarrollemos mecanismos para asegurar la debida diligencia de los derechos humanos y el cumplimiento de sus obligaciones extraterritoriales en la Pan Amazonía. Por tanto, organizaciones que motivamos la participación en el Foro Social Panamazónico (FOSPA), vemos […]

Local struggles for housing rights in the context of climate change, urbanization and environmental degradation

Online event on 5 October 2020 at 15:00 - 16:30 CEST, hosted by GI-ESCR and MISEREOR: "Local struggles for housing rights in the context of climate change, urbanization and environmental degradation: How do we create “resilient” communities in the face of multiple crises, including COVID-19?" Join the discussion and hear from: Mr Balakrishnan Rajagopal, UN […]

UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)

Kunming Kunming, China

Despite on-going efforts, biodiversity is deteriorating worldwide and this decline is projected to worsen with business-as- usual scenarios. The UN Biodiversity Conference will convene governments from around the world to agree a new set of goals for nature over the next decade through the Convention on Biological Diversity post 2020 framework process. The framework  sets […]

DD Coalition – Webinar ‘Collective protection of environmental and land defenders : Lessons from Latin America and Africa’

Register in advance for this webinar: click here After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. This session of the Coalition’s virtual meeting series, aims to provide an overview of collective protection as understood around the world and share concrete examples so that Coalition members can learn from each […]

[Global R2HE] Virtual side event “Human rights depend on a healthy biosphere”

The Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, Mr. David Boyd, is organising a virtual side event on his latest report to the UN General Assembly entitled “Human rights depend on a healthy biosphere” on Wednesday 28 October 2020, 10:00 am EDT. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Michelle Bachelet andExecutive […]

Congreso Internacional de Desarrollo Sustentable y Energías Renovables – CIDSER 2020

Veracruz, México

Convoca: ​A profesionistas, docentes, investigadores y estudiantes de Licenciatura, Maestría y Doctorado, que trabajen en pro del desarrollo sustentable y el uso de energías renovables, los días 4 y 5 de Noviembre del 2020, en la Instalaciones de “El Colegio de Veracruz”, Xalapa, Veracruz, México. Objetivo: Proveer un foro constructivo y de apoyo al desarrollo de […]

Diálogos Ambientales: cooperación internacional, deforestación y derechos campesinos en la Amazonía colombiana

📣#DiálogosAmbientales una iniciativa de CEALDES que busca convocar 👥diversas voces para conversar en un escenario público en torno a dinámicas y conflictos socioecológicos del país.🗣️ Te invitamos a que sigas en vivo nuestro primer diálogo ambiental 🌳🌱en donde conoceremos las perspectivas de diversos actores en torno a las iniciativas para frenar la deforestación en la […]

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP26)

Glasgow Glasgow, United Kingdom

The most important inter-governmental meeting on the climate crisis since the Paris agreement was passed in 2015. This is when the pledges countries made in 2015 will be reviewed for the first time, in a 5-year review cycle. Nations agreed to a legally binding commitment in Paris to limit global temperature rise to no more than […]

Webinar: Environmental Governance Indicators for Latin America and the Caribbean report launch / Webinar: Lanzamiento del reporte Indicadores de Gobernanza Ambiental para América Latina y el Caribe

A healthy environment is critical to public health, ecosystem vitality, and the sustainability of societies. A majority of countries have endorsed this view and adopted environmental laws or included the right to a healthy environment in their constitutions. However, practice often lags behind the adoption of environmental laws, and to date, there has been very little data […]