Land-Use
Management
We promote land management policies that are coherent with economic development, social and environmental principles, and the existence of policies and measures to avoid harm to the environmental by a mode of economic development based principally on extractive industries.
Environmental Participation
By framing the environmental debate with a human rights perspective, in multidisciplinary and accessible terms, we promote environmental participation with a well informed citizenry and legitimate institutions.
Climate
Change
We research and advocate for a national and global legal framework for the protection of environmental refugees and those displaced by environmental causes
At the same time, we advocate for a just transition from carbon-intensive economy especially in countries of the Global South where we are working.
The popular consultation that took place in Cajamarca, Tolima, where 97% of those who participated voted against the development of mining activities in their territory, generated a great debate at the national level. In the days prior to and following the consultation, there were several assertions made about its scope and the effects that the result could have. In this video (in Spanish), Dejusticia clarifies three of the most problematic points made by the government and the mining sector.
To learn more about this discussion, click here.
With the support of the Scientists’ Panel, Dejusticia assisted fishing communities from the Ciénaga Grande (the Great Marsh) in presenting an action of tutela demanding the protection of their rights to a clean environment, a dignified life, right to food, and right to work (among others).
The violation of these rights is a direct consequence of the environmental degradation that has occurred in this important ecosystem. The findings that the Scientists’ Panel will present is aimed at identifying the causes of this environmental degradation and providing insights about the possible remedies that can be implemented to guarantee the protection
Find out more about this case here.
