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AIDAorg

  1. Congrats Veracruz on the cancellation of Caballo Blanco, an open-pit gold mine that threatened local wildlife ow.ly/b9HPH
  2. The Peruvian govt must account for the CDC's new lead poisoning standards for children before reopening La Oroya! ow.ly/b6Zq1
  3. Big human rights win: Colombian court upheld suspension of Rio Tinto mining on indigenous and Afro-Colombian lands ow.ly/b3E7Q
  4. @AIDAorg AIDA seeking Consultant for Climate Change Program | Inter-American Association for Environmental Defense bit.ly/Ja7tn0
  5. Urge Mexico to approve a fuel efficiency law before President Calderon's term is up! The law will reduce emissions 29% ow.ly/aZjs0
  6. It's World Water Day! See this UN resource page to learn more about what you can do to protect this precious resource unwater.org/worldwaterday/
  7. Ngobe leaders will be in DC tomorrow to present their concerns with the Panama govt before the OAS and ICHR. Stay tuned for updates!
  8. New AIDA blog: Gladys Martinez calls for Latin American govt's to man up and protect coral reefs for future generations bit.ly/GF70f5
  9. Costa Rica averted disaster for the San Juan R. watershed and protected jobs by canceling a major open-pit gold mine bit.ly/wCApTW
  10. In case you haven't heard... AIDA's got a (spanish) blog! Read up on Belo Monte, Mexico's wetlands & climate change bit.ly/A2WW7F
  11. AIDA is hiring! We're looking for a whip smart lawyer from anywhere in the Americas for our Human Rights & Enviro Prgm bit.ly/xhMmdJ
  12. Check out AIDA's new monthly update on the human rights impacts of #climate change in Latin #America #humanrights aida-americas.org/sites/default/…
  13. Here's a nice story from The News on Cabo Pulmo's technically deficient environmental impact studies bit.ly/zMPSX2
  14. A call to action from our friends @intlrivers on #panama #ngobe internationalrivers.org/en/blog/monti-…
  15. The #IACHR of the #OAS warns #Panama off crack down on #Ngobe oas.org/en/iachr/media…
  16. #Panama and #Ngobe are working out a deal to end protests and release detained demonstrators. seattlepi.com/news/article/I…
  17. Illegal #coal mining is degrading the lynchpin #paramo ecosystems of #Colombia. Check out this #pulizter center report bit.ly/jjUHvv
  18. Stunning photo essay on global human rights and #environmental impacts of dirty #coal bo.st/AtGXaq
  19. #Panama govt crackdown on #indigenous #Ngobe protests against #mining and hydropower killed one, injured dozens wapo.st/zgp7Oz