• Contact: Gladys Martinez
  • Address: 50 California Street. 94111, San Francisco, California, USA
  • Phone: (415) 217-2000
  • Email: aida@aida-americas.org
  • Web: aida-americas.org
  • Members:
    AIDA

AIDA

Asociación Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente

Member since: 2024

Working towards these commitments

Respect and protect the inherent land and territorial rights of indigenous peoples, as set out in ILO Convention 169 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including by recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge and cultures contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment".
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Secure territorial rights for Indigenous Peoples

Enable the role of local land users in territorial and ecosystem management, recognizing that sustainable development and the stewardship of ecosystems are best achieved through participatory decision-making and management at the territorial-level, empowering local land users and their communities with the authority, means and incentives to carry out this responsibility.
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Locally-managed ecosystems

Ensure that processes of decision-making over land are inclusive, so that policies, laws, procedures and decisions concerning land adequately reflect the rights, needs and aspirations of individuals and communities who will be affected by them. This requires the empowerment of those who otherwise would face limitations in representing their interests, particularly through support to land users' and other civil society organizations that are best able to inform, mobilize and legitimately represent marginalized land users, and their participation in multi-stakeholder platforms for policy dialogue.
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Inclusive decision-making

Respect and protect the civil and political rights of human rights defenders working on land issues, combat the stigmatization and criminalisation of peaceful protest and land rights activism, and end impunity for human rights violations, including harassment, threats, violence and political imprisonment
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Protected land rights defenders

Mission

Desde 1998, AIDA ha fortalecido la capacidad de las personas para garantizar su derecho individual y colectivo a un ambiente sano por medio del desarrollo, aplicación y cumplimiento efectivo de la legislación nacional e internacional. Nuestro enfoque busca empoderar a las personas, organizaciones no gubernamentales, comunidades y tomadores de decisiones. Utilizamos estrategias legales basadas en la ciencia y participación pública en favor de la construcción de políticas habilitantes. Trabajamos con científicos para asegurar que nuestro trabajo tenga bases sólidas y con comunicadores para difundir los mensajes. Brindamos estos servicios de forma gratuita.

Objectives

Nuestro objetivo es avanzar en garantizar que las políticas, leyes y flujos financieros internacionales contribuyan a la protección del ambiente, en lugar de comprometerla. Nuestros equipos multidisplinarios y multinacionales implementan estrategias nacionales e internacionales para establecer precedentes que tendrán impactos replicables y de largo plazo en la región.

Constituencies

Nuestro objetivo es avanzar en garantizar que las políticas, leyes y flujos financieros internacionales contribuyan a la protección del ambiente, en lugar de comprometerla. Nuestros equipos multidisplinarios y multinacionales implementan estrategias nacionales e internacionales para establecer precedentes que tendrán impactos replicables y de largo plazo en la región.

  • Contact: Gladys Martinez
  • Address: 50 California Street. 94111, San Francisco, California, USA
  • Phone: (415) 217-2000
  • Email: aida@aida-americas.org
  • Web: aida-americas.org
  • Members:
    AIDA