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#transparency #governance #environmentaldefenders #EscazuAgreement #Caribbean
#transparency #governance #environmentaldefenders #EscazuAgreement #Caribbean
November 28, 2024 at 4:48 PM
On #HumanRights Day, help protect the rights of defenders in the deadliest region in the world for environmental defenders. We are working w/ partners to enforce the #EscazúAgreement to protect human rights & environmental defenders.
Can we get your support ?https://bit.ly/4fXCn5U
Can we get your support ?https://bit.ly/4fXCn5U
December 10, 2024 at 3:55 PM
On #HumanRights Day, help protect the rights of defenders in the deadliest region in the world for environmental defenders. We are working w/ partners to enforce the #EscazúAgreement to protect human rights & environmental defenders.
Can we get your support ?https://bit.ly/4fXCn5U
Can we get your support ?https://bit.ly/4fXCn5U
#Brazil should ratify the #EscazúAgreement ahead of #COP30. It's presented as a priority for the government. What about Congress?
I thank #Brazil for their response to my letter from February on their progress towards the ratification of the #EscazuAgreement. I repeat the call from my country visit report & urge the Brazilian congress to approve the agreement's ratification.
srdefenders.org/progress-of-...
srdefenders.org/progress-of-...
Progress of Latin American and Caribbean states towards ratification of the Escazú Agreement (joint communication)
[EN·ES·FR] I wrote to the governments of Brazil, Haiti, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Peru, Paraguay and Venezuela to request information on their progress towards joining ...
srdefenders.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
#Brazil should ratify the #EscazúAgreement ahead of #COP30. It's presented as a priority for the government. What about Congress?
Our Rights, Our Future: Advancing the #EscazuAgreement in the #Caribbean Christine Samwaroo of #BreadfruitCollective #Suriname welcomes us. #climatechange #humanrights #environmentalrights #transparency
Streaming live on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube.
Streaming live on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube.
December 10, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Our Rights, Our Future: Advancing the #EscazuAgreement in the #Caribbean Christine Samwaroo of #BreadfruitCollective #Suriname welcomes us. #climatechange #humanrights #environmentalrights #transparency
Streaming live on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube.
Streaming live on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube.
How do the #MinamataConvention and the #EscazuAgreement connect to protect people and the environment from #MercuryPollution in Latin America and the Caribbean?
🌱 Discover the linkages in the new @minamataconvention.bsky.social fact sheet: zoinet.org/product/mina...
🌱 Discover the linkages in the new @minamataconvention.bsky.social fact sheet: zoinet.org/product/mina...
September 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
How do the #MinamataConvention and the #EscazuAgreement connect to protect people and the environment from #MercuryPollution in Latin America and the Caribbean?
🌱 Discover the linkages in the new @minamataconvention.bsky.social fact sheet: zoinet.org/product/mina...
🌱 Discover the linkages in the new @minamataconvention.bsky.social fact sheet: zoinet.org/product/mina...
Marcelo Cousillas of #Uruguay & President of #EscazúAgreement Steering Committee underscores the country's commitment to ensure the meaningful participation of all as a it represents a cornerstone for democracy, transparency & informed decision-making.
March 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Marcelo Cousillas of #Uruguay & President of #EscazúAgreement Steering Committee underscores the country's commitment to ensure the meaningful participation of all as a it represents a cornerstone for democracy, transparency & informed decision-making.
Presenting the #EscazuAgreement & its articles and mechanisms in supporting strong participation in environmental governance processes, David Barrio of @eclac.bsky.social highlights Article 7 on public participation, regulating standards on what this should look like.
March 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Presenting the #EscazuAgreement & its articles and mechanisms in supporting strong participation in environmental governance processes, David Barrio of @eclac.bsky.social highlights Article 7 on public participation, regulating standards on what this should look like.
Next week, Member States of the #EscazúAgreement will meet in 🇧🇸for #COP4 to advance environmental access rights & strengthen protections for environmental & human rights defenders in Latin America & the Caribbean.
Will govs turn commitments into protection & accountability?
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Will govs turn commitments into protection & accountability?
A 🧵
April 16, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Next week, Member States of the #EscazúAgreement will meet in 🇧🇸for #COP4 to advance environmental access rights & strengthen protections for environmental & human rights defenders in Latin America & the Caribbean.
Will govs turn commitments into protection & accountability?
A 🧵
Will govs turn commitments into protection & accountability?
A 🧵
Romario Hastings, the current and youngest Toshao/Chief of Kako Village, Upper Mazaruni, an Indigenous Akawaio community in western #Guyana, discusses efforts to ensure public participation in environmental decisions. #climatejustice #environmentaldefenders #EscazuAgreement #Caribbean
December 10, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Romario Hastings, the current and youngest Toshao/Chief of Kako Village, Upper Mazaruni, an Indigenous Akawaio community in western #Guyana, discusses efforts to ensure public participation in environmental decisions. #climatejustice #environmentaldefenders #EscazuAgreement #Caribbean
Romario Hastings is the current and youngest Toshao/Chief of Kako Village, Upper Mazaruni, an Indigenous Akawaio community in western #Guyana. He describes the pressure on community leaders in defending the environment. #EscazuAgreement #indigenousleader #climatechange #Caribbean
December 10, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Romario Hastings is the current and youngest Toshao/Chief of Kako Village, Upper Mazaruni, an Indigenous Akawaio community in western #Guyana. He describes the pressure on community leaders in defending the environment. #EscazuAgreement #indigenousleader #climatechange #Caribbean
Hélène Glénisson has been working on Climate Mobility with the International Organization for Migration for 4 years in the #Caribbean. Although the rights of migrants are not specifically included in #EscazuAgreement - vulnerable people are. #HumanRightsDay #migration #HumanRights
December 10, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Hélène Glénisson has been working on Climate Mobility with the International Organization for Migration for 4 years in the #Caribbean. Although the rights of migrants are not specifically included in #EscazuAgreement - vulnerable people are. #HumanRightsDay #migration #HumanRights
For Barbudans, concern for their fragile, threatened environment is closely woven into their sense of cultural pride and traditional ways of living. This emotional underpinning is also reflected in the #EscazúAgreement.
#disastercapitalism
#HurricaneIrma
#IslandSky
#Barbuda
My latest article.
#disastercapitalism
#HurricaneIrma
#IslandSky
#Barbuda
My latest article.
April 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
For Barbudans, concern for their fragile, threatened environment is closely woven into their sense of cultural pride and traditional ways of living. This emotional underpinning is also reflected in the #EscazúAgreement.
#disastercapitalism
#HurricaneIrma
#IslandSky
#Barbuda
My latest article.
#disastercapitalism
#HurricaneIrma
#IslandSky
#Barbuda
My latest article.
My article on #AccessToInformation and the #EscazuAgreement protecting environmental defenders in the LatAm/Caribbean region. Translated into Spanish! Thank you Karen! es.globalvoices.org/2024/12/13/d...
De las sombras a la luz: Por qué es importante el acceso a la información en Jamaica
Los defensores del ambiente de la región enfrentan diversos retos, por lo que urge poner enfatizar este dilema informativo. Aquí es donde entra en juego el Acuerdo de Escazú.
es.globalvoices.org
December 14, 2024 at 8:57 PM
My article on #AccessToInformation and the #EscazuAgreement protecting environmental defenders in the LatAm/Caribbean region. Translated into Spanish! Thank you Karen! es.globalvoices.org/2024/12/13/d...
The session underscored the urgency of:
✔ Strengthening democratic institutions
✔ Gender-responsive protection mechanisms
✔ Cooperation through Escazú & Aarhus frameworks
Protecting defenders means protecting our planet — and our democracies.
#Sustainability #EscazúAgreement
✔ Strengthening democratic institutions
✔ Gender-responsive protection mechanisms
✔ Cooperation through Escazú & Aarhus frameworks
Protecting defenders means protecting our planet — and our democracies.
#Sustainability #EscazúAgreement
November 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The session underscored the urgency of:
✔ Strengthening democratic institutions
✔ Gender-responsive protection mechanisms
✔ Cooperation through Escazú & Aarhus frameworks
Protecting defenders means protecting our planet — and our democracies.
#Sustainability #EscazúAgreement
✔ Strengthening democratic institutions
✔ Gender-responsive protection mechanisms
✔ Cooperation through Escazú & Aarhus frameworks
Protecting defenders means protecting our planet — and our democracies.
#Sustainability #EscazúAgreement
I thank #Brazil for their response to my letter from February on their progress towards the ratification of the #EscazuAgreement. I repeat the call from my country visit report & urge the Brazilian congress to approve the agreement's ratification.
srdefenders.org/progress-of-...
srdefenders.org/progress-of-...
Progress of Latin American and Caribbean states towards ratification of the Escazú Agreement (joint communication)
[EN·ES·FR] I wrote to the governments of Brazil, Haiti, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Peru, Paraguay and Venezuela to request information on their progress towards joining ...
srdefenders.org
April 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I thank #Brazil for their response to my letter from February on their progress towards the ratification of the #EscazuAgreement. I repeat the call from my country visit report & urge the Brazilian congress to approve the agreement's ratification.
srdefenders.org/progress-of-...
srdefenders.org/progress-of-...
The #EscazúAgreement is the 1st legally binding regional treaty that upholds environmental democracy — the right to information, participation & justice — in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the first in the world to guarantee the protection of #EnvironmentalDefenders.
April 16, 2026 at 9:29 AM
The #EscazúAgreement is the 1st legally binding regional treaty that upholds environmental democracy — the right to information, participation & justice — in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the first in the world to guarantee the protection of #EnvironmentalDefenders.
We must enable environment defenders to put forward solutions that can lead us out of the climate crisis.
Read more about the Escazú Agreement: osf.to/4i13X4d
#OpenSociety #HumanRights #EscazúAgreement #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateCrisis #COP30
Read more about the Escazú Agreement: osf.to/4i13X4d
#OpenSociety #HumanRights #EscazúAgreement #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateCrisis #COP30
The Escazú Agreement: Reimagining Democracy in the Face of Climate Crisis
The Escazú Agreement enshrines protections for citizens in Latin America and the Caribbean, the world’s deadliest region for environmental defenders. But many obstacles remain to enforce action on the...
osf.to
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We must enable environment defenders to put forward solutions that can lead us out of the climate crisis.
Read more about the Escazú Agreement: osf.to/4i13X4d
#OpenSociety #HumanRights #EscazúAgreement #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateCrisis #COP30
Read more about the Escazú Agreement: osf.to/4i13X4d
#OpenSociety #HumanRights #EscazúAgreement #EnvironmentalDefenders #ClimateCrisis #COP30
PGA has launched the Toolkit for Parliamentarians on the #EscazúAgreement: Promoting #HumanRights in Environmental Matters – a robust resource for parliamentarians with knowledge, tools, and resources to take action to enhance climate governance and #environmentalrights in #LAC.
April 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
PGA has launched the Toolkit for Parliamentarians on the #EscazúAgreement: Promoting #HumanRights in Environmental Matters – a robust resource for parliamentarians with knowledge, tools, and resources to take action to enhance climate governance and #environmentalrights in #LAC.
Regional knowledge of indigenous communities is not recognised/engaged by entities from outside: Samunda Jabini, who works with women and youth in conservation in the Saamaka community in #Suriname Holding states accountable is a challenge. #EscazuAgreement #HumanRightsDay #Caribbean #ClimateJustice
December 10, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Regional knowledge of indigenous communities is not recognised/engaged by entities from outside: Samunda Jabini, who works with women and youth in conservation in the Saamaka community in #Suriname Holding states accountable is a challenge. #EscazuAgreement #HumanRightsDay #Caribbean #ClimateJustice
Initiatives like the #AarhusConvention and #EscazúAgreement can help 👀
Just look at the Aarhus Convention's Special Rapporteur ➡️ meta.eeb.org/2022/06/30/w...
But more needs to be done to guarantee the safety of environmental defenders all over the world 🌍
Just look at the Aarhus Convention's Special Rapporteur ➡️ meta.eeb.org/2022/06/30/w...
But more needs to be done to guarantee the safety of environmental defenders all over the world 🌍
World’s First Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders now at the other end of the line - META
Aarhus Convention Series: Part Six The EEB and the Aarhus NGO community welcome the election of the world’s first Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders, and expect him to stand tall against th...
meta.eeb.org
May 2, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Initiatives like the #AarhusConvention and #EscazúAgreement can help 👀
Just look at the Aarhus Convention's Special Rapporteur ➡️ meta.eeb.org/2022/06/30/w...
But more needs to be done to guarantee the safety of environmental defenders all over the world 🌍
Just look at the Aarhus Convention's Special Rapporteur ➡️ meta.eeb.org/2022/06/30/w...
But more needs to be done to guarantee the safety of environmental defenders all over the world 🌍
Now public: along with other @un-spexperts.bsky.social, I wrote to potential parties to the #EscazúAgreement to request information about their progress towards joining the regional treaty. See each of the letters here. Responses to be added as they are received:
srdefenders.org/progress-of-...
srdefenders.org/progress-of-...
Progress of Latin American and Caribbean states towards ratification of the Escazú Agreement (joint communication)
[EN·ES·FR] I wrote to the governments of Brazil, Haiti, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Peru, Paraguay and Venezuela to request information on their progress towards joining ...
srdefenders.org
February 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Now public: along with other @un-spexperts.bsky.social, I wrote to potential parties to the #EscazúAgreement to request information about their progress towards joining the regional treaty. See each of the letters here. Responses to be added as they are received:
srdefenders.org/progress-of-...
srdefenders.org/progress-of-...
How do the #MinamataConvention and the #EscazuAgreement connect to protect people and the environment from #MercuryPollution in Latin America and the Caribbean?
🌱 Discover the linkages in the Minamata Convention fact sheet: https://zoinet.org/product/minamata-fs/
@minamataconvention.bsky.social
🌱 Discover the linkages in the Minamata Convention fact sheet: https://zoinet.org/product/minamata-fs/
@minamataconvention.bsky.social
September 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
How do the #MinamataConvention and the #EscazuAgreement connect to protect people and the environment from #MercuryPollution in Latin America and the Caribbean?
🌱 Discover the linkages in the Minamata Convention fact sheet: https://zoinet.org/product/minamata-fs/
@minamataconvention.bsky.social
🌱 Discover the linkages in the Minamata Convention fact sheet: https://zoinet.org/product/minamata-fs/
@minamataconvention.bsky.social
Having been involved in support of #EscazuAgreement negotiations since 2015, Magdolna Tóthné Nagy of GUTA Association & Aarhus ECO Forum suggests for a regular dialogue and a more systematic cooperation between the two agreements, with civil society actively engaged.
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Having been involved in support of #EscazuAgreement negotiations since 2015, Magdolna Tóthné Nagy of GUTA Association & Aarhus ECO Forum suggests for a regular dialogue and a more systematic cooperation between the two agreements, with civil society actively engaged.