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Victoria: Colombia Refuerza la Democracia Ambiental con la Constitucionalidad del Acuerdo de Escazú

WASHINGTON, 29 de agosto del 2024—El Centro para el Derecho Internacional Ambiental (CIEL, por sus siglas en inglés) celebra... Read More

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Victory: Colombia Strengthens Environmental Democracy with the Constitutionality of the Escazú Agreement

WASHINGTON, August 29, 2024—The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) celebrates the unanimous decision by Colombia’s Constitutional Court on... Read More

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Switzerland’s refusal to accept the European Court of Human Rights’ Climate Ruling: an Embarrassment for the Swiss Government

GENEVA, August 29, 2024 – The Swiss government’s August 28 statement rejecting the European Court of Human Rights’s groundbreaking... Read More
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Supporting Indigenous Rights in Panama: Accountability for IFC’s Transmission Line Project

Published August 15, 2024 By Carla García Zendejas, Director of CIEL’s People, Land, and Resources Program, and Lani Furbank,...
Several homes, are partially submerged in floodwater, indicating significant flooding in the area. The sky is overcast, and the surroundings show signs of flood damage, with debris and plants in the water.

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Is Bluelining the ‘New’ Redlining? How Insurance Discrimination Deepens Climate Disparities

As climate risks increase, insurers are employing "bluelining"—a modern equivalent of redlining. This practice, while not illegal, disproportionately affects...
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The End of US Environmental Protection Regulation as We Know It

Published August 5, 2024 By Patrick Boyle, Corporate Accountability Attorney at the Center for International Environmental Law, and Charles...
Delegation of environmental defenders speaks in front of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Manaus Brazil.

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Declaración de Manaos: Un Llamado a la Justicia Climática

Después de que la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos celebrara audiencias para su Opinión Consultiva sobre la emergencia climática,... Read More
Delegation of environmental defenders speaks in front of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Manaus Brazil.

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Manaus Declaration: A Call for Climate Justice

After the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) held hearings for its climate Advisory Opinion, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples,... Read More

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States’ Human Rights Obligations in the Context of Climate Change: Guidance Provided by the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies (August 2024)

As governments and intergovernmental organizations have recognized, climate change has adverse impacts on a wide range of human rights.... Read More

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