Escazú and Climate: A new book offers experiences and reflections to advance climate action using the Escazú Agreement
Edited by FIMA, with the participation of FARN, Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad, Grenada Land Actors, and CANARI, the publication seeks to serve as an inspiration to promote the implementation of the Escazú Agreement. The book titled “Escazú y clima: derechos de acceso como herramienta de cambio” brings together experiences from organizations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, […]
Toward COP31: progress and challenges for a just transition in the region
As part of the preparations for COP31, scheduled to take place next November in Antalya, Türkiye, the 64th Session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB64) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Bonn, Germany. The meetings, which took place from June 8 to 18, focused primarily on negotiations regarding the […]
Environmental Governance in Argentina 2026: Deregulation, Climate Denial and the Weakening of Federal Protections
In Argentina, the consolidation of President Javier Milei’s political support following the 2025 midterm elections has strengthened a reform agenda that is having profound consequences for environmental governance, democratic institutions and human rights protections. The government’s environmental policy is shaped by a climate-denialist approach that minimizes the environmental and climate crisis as a public policy […]
International Day for Biological Diversity: local action to halt biodiversity loss
May 22 marks the International Day for Biological Diversity, a date that commemorates the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992. This international treaty, ratified in Argentina through Law 24.375, seeks to address and reverse the global biodiversity loss crisis. According to the United Nations, one million species worldwide are at risk […]