Division Latin America

The Foundation's work in Latin America addresses regional challenges such as environmental sustainability, democratic participation and gender equality. The aim is to make an important and effective contribution to the consolidation of democratic and sustainable societies.

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CBD COP16: Wins and losses for biodiversity and peoples, unfinished business on implementation

Commentary

The sixteenth UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, faced significant challenges and ran overtime due to disagreements between developing and developed countries. A resumed meeting will be required to address these unfinished issues.

By Mirna Inés Fernández

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After the COP16 Biodiversity Conference in Colombia: What remains and what comes next

Commentary

The UN Conference on Biological Diversity (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, ended in early November with important resolutions, but no agreement on the key issue of financing biodiversity conservation.

By Evelyn Hartig

Rede von Susana Muhamad, kolumbianische Umweltministerin, bei der Eröffnung der 16. UN-Biodiversitätskonferenz (COP16) in Cali, Kolumbien, vor einer großen Leinwand mit Konferenzdetails sowie den Flaggen Kolumbiens und der UN.

CBD COP16 in Colombia: Focus on the future of biodiversity

Commentary

The 16th UN conference on biodiversity in Colombia faces the challenge of delivering results for the conservation of biological diversity. In addition to financing strategies, measures to protect biodiversity and ecosystems are urgently needed.

By Evelyn Hartig and Victor da Silva Souza

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G20 in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities for the Civil Society

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Loss and Damage: Who Pays for Climate Change in Central America?

Podcast-Episode

Central America hardly contributes to the climate crisis, but suffers particularly badly from the consequences of it. Now, a new international fund is set to provide direct assistance to affected communities for climate-related losses and damage.

Video Recordings

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World Press Freedom Day 2025
The role and responsibility of independent journalism

Recording from May 13th, 2025

with:

Berta Tilmantė; Co-Founder of "NARA", multimedia journalist
Andrea Dip, investigative journalist
Sophie Timmermann, "CORRECTIV"
Diana Salinas, journalist and editorial director of "Cuestión Pública"

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Video recording in Spanish

Lithium mining in Serbia, Argentina and Chile
Between current geopolitics and local problems

Recording from October 8, 2024.

with:

Pia Marchegiani, Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, FARN (Argentina)
Telye Yurisch Toledo, Fundación Terram, (Chile)
Aleksandar Matković (Serbia)
Madjouline Sbai, MEP, Les Écologistes (France)

Moderation: Johanna Sydow, Head of the division of International Environmental Policy, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin

In cooperation with Bread for the World.

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Recalibrating EU-Argentina relations: democracy under risk

This event explored the key challenges and opportunities these changes pose for Argentina’s ties with the EU, as well as the broader implications for its role on the global stage. Join us for an in-depth conversation on the future of EU-Argentina relations, the state of democracy, and the global response to Argentina’s political shift.

With:

Beatriz Busaniche, Executive Director, Via Libre: a CSO focused on human rights with an emphasis on digital rights
Cecilia Ales, Director - Institutional Development Area, CELS: one of Argentina’s leading democracy and human rights organisations
Ariel Slipak, Research Coordinator, FARN: a CSO working on the intersection of human rights, the environment, and sustainable development
Saskia Bricmont MEP, Greens/EFA in the European Parliament, member of the EP's Inter-parliamentary Delegation for relations with Mercosur
Jimena Reyes, Director for the Americas, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)

Publications

Titelblatt eines Berichts über geschlechtsspezifische Online-Gewalt gegen Umwelt- und Menschenrechtsaktivist*innen in Lateinamerika.

Online Gender-Based Violence against Women* Environmental and Human Rights Defenders in Latin America

Report

In 2023, the organization Global Witness registered the killing of 196 environmental defenders, clarifying that this staggering figure could be even “higher”. This report investigates online gender-based violence faced by women environmental defenders (WEDs) in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Causa Justa: A Movement for Reproductive Freedom and Autonomy

Colombia emerges as a leader in advances regarding the right to abortion in Latin America. This historic achievement is the result of the Causa Justa (Just Cause) movement. In this magazine, members of Causa Justa share strategies, achievements, and lessons learned.

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