Earth Law Center Blog
Nine Important Results from the Escazú COP3
Progress updates on implementation of the Escazú Agreement, which is the first international treaty in history to enshrine rights for those considered defenders of Nature, in order to reinforce the protection of human rights in environmental matters. Likewise, it promotes the implementation of management and governance mechanisms in environmental matters, involving vulnerable groups such as youth, women, and Indigenous peoples in the process.
ELC Latin America Team to Cohost Official Side Event at Escazú Agreement COP 3 (Zoom webinar registration link below)
ELC Latin America Team to Cohost Official Side Event at Escazú Agreement COP 3 (Zoom webinar; registration link below)
Coalition Spotlight: Ríos Protegidos
Earth Law Center is proud to announce joining the Ríos Protegidos initiative, a space that seeks to strengthen the protection of Chile’s rivers by applying existing tools, recognizing gaps and opportunities in river conservation and restoration, and promoting new legislation on protected and restored rivers. ELC’s Latin America Legal Program recently participated in a workshop to promote the conservation and permanent restoration of rivers in the Aysén region—a huge, sparsely populated area in southern Chile that is home to volcanoes, massive ice fields, and other natural wonders.