UN General Assembly Recognizes Right to a Healthy Environment
July 28, 2022 -- The United Nations General Assembly made an historic, groundbreaking move, declaring that everyone on this planet has the right to a healthy environment.
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Environmental Protection
U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Agreement Harmful to Indigenous Peoples
Protecting Indigenous Rights In Climate Policy
Sentencia histórica de la Corte Constitucional de Guatemala, el secreto mejor guardado
El máximo Tribunal de Guatemala tomó una decisión histórica hace casi seis meses que se presume hubiera arrojado una ola de cambios a nivel nacional para los pueblos indígenas. Sin embargo, el Gobierno de Guatemala no ha implementado esta orden judicial de manera adecuada y oportuna. El caso versa sobre el derecho colectivo de propiedad sobre la tierra de Agua Caliente, una comunidad Maya Q'eqchi' de 385 personas en El Estor, en la provincia de Izabal del país.
Protecting the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
For more than 15 years, the Center has provided legal representation to the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in their fight for environmental justice and clean-up of the contamination caused by the Zortman and Landusky gold mines adjacent to the Fort Belknap Reservation. Through lawsuits and public pressure, we helped the Tribes shut down the mines – once the largest heap-leach g
Protecting Alaska's Rivers
The Center has a long history of environmental advocacy in Alaska.
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