#escazuagreement — Public Fediverse posts
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The #EscazúAgreement is the 1st legally binding regional treaty that upholds environmental democracy — the right to information, participation & justice — in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the first in the world to guarantee the protection of #EnvironmentalDefenders.
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The #EscazúAgreement is the 1st legally binding regional treaty that upholds environmental democracy — the right to information, participation & justice — in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the first in the world to guarantee the protection of #EnvironmentalDefenders.
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Encouraging state engagement with #EscazúAgreement means we must seriously consider introducing comparable treaties in other #ResourceRich regions with #ColonialHistory of #unequal exchange, mass #environmental degradation & violent #repression against those advocating for #HumanRights & #ProtectionOfNature. These include large parts of #Africa & #PacificIsland nations - heart of the rush for #TransitionMinerals needed for #RenewableEnergy - #cobalt & #lithium.