Latin America
Promotion and protection of civic space as a strategy of resilience and climate justice in Central America
The Red de Desarrollo Sostenible de Honduras is working with Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities in the region to understand their advocacy, context, agency, strategies and capacities, while strengthening women’s participation in, and influence over, just and equitable climate policies. The resulting knowledge on how to support an inclusive, dynamic and safe civic space to advance climate justice in the region will bolster environmental defence and justice work and support inclusive and equitable public participation policies to respond to the climate crisis.
Impacts of the development of the lithium industry in Indigenous territories of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile
Observatorio Ciudadano examines the adverse human rights impacts of lithium extraction on Indigenous peoples and communities in the Andean region known as the Lithium Triangle, comprising 53% of the world’s resources of this metal. The research is identifying, cataloguing and bringing visibility to rights violations tied to lithium extraction and strengthening the capacity of Indigenous peoples’ organizations affected by this growing industry to defend their rights. The resulting recommendations on legislation, public policy and corporate practices will help to ensure the protection of Indigenous defenders’ rights.
The research is carried out in collaboration with the Center for Legal and Social Studies and Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia.