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Across Asia and the Pacific, women environmental human rights defenders are protecting forests, rivers, coastlines, and Indigenous territories while standing up for the rights of their communities. Their work places them at the intersection of environmental protection, human rights, and climate justice, but it also […]

As global leaders gather at the 2026 Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC), discussions will inevitably focus on strengthening international cooperation, mobilizing finance, and accelerating progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. These conversations are essential. Yet for many organizations and communities across the Global South, another question […]

As climate action accelerates globally, a critical group remains largely overlooked in formal decision-making: environmental human rights defenders. A recent report by the World Resources Institute (WRI), Connecting Climate Action and Environmental Human Rights Defense, brings renewed attention to the essential, yet underrecognized, role these […]

As global climate negotiations move forward, the question of how to transition away from fossil fuels has become increasingly urgent, and contested. In response to the COP30 Presidency’s call for inputs, KALLIED (the Knowledge Alliance for Environmental Defenders) has submitted a collective contribution grounded in […]

In late April 2026, policymakers, researchers, and civil society actors will gather in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. Co-hosted by the governments of Colombia and the Netherlands, the meeting represents the first global conference specifically dedicated […]

In April 2026, governments, civil society organizations, and environmental advocates from across Latin America and the Caribbean will gather for the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP4) to the Escazú Agreement. Scheduled for 21-24 April 2026 in Nassau, Bahamas, the meeting will […]