por Comunicação Arayara | 25, ago, 2023 | América Latina e Caribe |
The International Arayara Institute, a non-profit organization that has been active for over 30 years in environmental and human rights advocacy, has joined the #513VozesPorEscazu campaign by the Escazú Brazil Movement, a coalition of organizations advocating for the ratification of the Escazú Agreement by Brazil.
The Escazú Agreement is an international treaty that ensures the right to access environmental information, public participation in environmental decision-making processes, and access to environmental justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. Brazil is one of the countries that has not yet ratified the agreement. In other words, the Agreement has not been voted on by the legislative bodies in our country to have legal binding effect here.
The Escazú Brazil movement aims to raise awareness among the Brazilian population about the importance of the Escazú Agreement and to urge the Brazilian government to ratify it as promptly as possible. Additionally, the movement promotes civil society engagement in agreement-related themes, with a current focus on its implementation in the country.
Leaders and activists can engage in the fight for the ratification of the Escazú Agreement by Brazil in various ways:
- Participating in efforts to raise awareness among the Brazilian population about what the Escazú Agreement is and its significance for Brazil.
- Persuading the Brazilian government to ratify it quickly, and subsequently, to promote measures for its full and effective implementation.
- Promoting advocacy actions with the Brazilian government and international bodies.
The 513 Voices for Escazú Campaign
The 513 Voices for Escazú Campaign aims to promote public awareness about the intersection of climate justice, human rights, and environmental protection. The goal is to mobilize socio-environmental activists to share their experiences and messages about the importance of the Escazú Agreement in Brazil.
Through videos recorded by Brazilian activists, the campaign seeks to give voice to those engaged in socio-environmental advocacy and briefly highlight how human rights violations intersect with environmental violations in Latin America and the Caribbean. By emphasizing the need for the ratification of the Escazú Agreement, the 513 Voices for Escazú Campaign aims to promote public participation and access to information and justice in environmental matters, which are fundamental to achieving a more sustainable, fair, and equitable society.
How to Participate?
To participate in the campaign, you can create a video of up to 45 seconds in which you introduce yourself and invite the representatives of your state to support the ratification of the agreement. Additionally, it’s worth highlighting a case of socio-environmental advocacy that you identify with and that would benefit from the expansion of rights to access information, justice, and participation proposed by the Escazú Agreement. Use your creativity and the power of your voice to promote the creation of more tools for environmental advocacy and the protection of human rights in Brazil and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
To submit your video, access the form at the link below.
Video Submission Form: <https://bit.ly/513vozes >
Let your voice resonate!
por Comunicação Arayara | 24, ago, 2023 | Bacias Hidrográficas |
The International ARAYARA Institute, International Rivers, FONASC, Blue Earth Institute, and over 100 other NGOs signed the Water Defense Manifesto on August 23rd, during the XXV National Meeting of Watershed Committees (ENCOB).
These organizations advocate for a greater role of civil society in Watershed Committees decisions, demanding greater inclusion and diversity, encompassing youth, women, and minorities. The manifesto also requests space and recognition within ENCOB, emphasizing knowledge exchange rather than favoring larger, wealthier committees.
This collective declaration marks the beginning of actions to strengthen the voice of civil society in committees, aiming for transparency and effective water policy implementation. The message is clear: water is a shared asset and its protection demands collective participation and action. Read the Manifesto Letter below or access the link here.
MANIFESTO LETTER
Civil Society Institutions
ENCOB 2023
We, organized civil society, represented here by organizations and institutions that are members of Watershed Committees from various Brazilian states, gathered yesterday, August 23rd, in an unofficial plenary during the XXV ENCOB, and after intense debate, we hereby request through this manifesto letter:
- Greater prominence of civil society in Watershed Committees decisions, recognizing that our voices are sometimes silenced and our experiences are not considered in decision-making processes;
- More diverse representation of civil society within the National Forum of Watershed Committees, beyond universities, we have other representations that can share their experiences and success stories;
- Increased diversity within the committees, including the inclusion of youth, women, black population, indigenous peoples, and other minorities in the decision-making spaces of the CBHs;
- Space, including physical space, for civil society in the next ENCOB, so we can present our projects and actions, as well as a plenary moment, included in the official event program. Additionally, we call for greater participation of CBHs in the collective construction of the ENCOB program;
- That ENCOB returns to being a space for the exchange of knowledge and experiences among all Committees, including popular knowledge, rather than just a showcase where only larger committees with more financial resources have space.
We emphasize that the democratically held meeting is just the first step in building future collective actions that aim to strengthen civil society within the CBHs. Once organized, we will strive for more transparency in internal CBH processes and improvements in the execution of what the National Water Resources Policy and the Federal Constitution propose, ensuring that society’s voice is heard in all spaces.
Natal/RN, August 24th, 2023
Signatories to this manifesto:
1 – ONG REDI – Rio Itabapoana (ES/RJ/MG)
2 – ECOPAERVE – Bacias Hidrográficas de Florianópolis-SC
3 – Eco Mangue – Rio Coruripe (AL)
ONG Cepasa – rio Paracatu (MG)
5 – FONASC.CBH
6 – INSTITUTO OCA DO SOL
7 – FAMEJA (RJ)
8 – MITRA DIOCESANA SÃO MATEUS – ES/CBH-Itaunas
9 – ABAT- Associação de Biólogos e Agrônomos de Taquarana -Alagoas
10 – AMAIS – Associação de Meio Ambiente, Inovação e Sustentabilidade (Linhares ES Rio Doce)
11- AGUAPAM – Associação Guaçuiense de Proteção Ambiental (Guaçuí ES Rio Itabapoana)
12- Instituto Floresta Darcy Ribeiro-amadarcy
13- MOVER PARACATU
14- Conselho Nacional de Defesa dos Direitos Humanos (BA)
15- Associação Ecocidade
16- Rede Brasileira de Educação Ambiental
17- Daniel Cunha – FUNAI MARANHÃO
18- Walter Correa Carvalho Jr. Associação dos Engenheiros Sanitaristas e Ambientais de Mato
GROSSO – AESA-MT
19-Instituto Guaicuy – SOS RIO DAS VELHAS
20- AQUA- associação quadrilátero das águas
21- ADAF – Associação dos doceiros e agricultores familiares de São Bartolomeu
22- Associação Projeto Bem-Estar Animal e Ambiental – Piraí-RJ
23- associação rede Buriti- Tutoia MA
24- ACIB – Associação Comunitária Itaqui Bacanga – São Luís MA
25- Associação Casa dos Saberes- São Pedro da Serra, Nova Friburgo-RJ
26 – AME- Associação Miradorense de Ecologistas – Mirador /MA
27 – Cedea – centro de estudos , defesa e educação ambiental / Paraná
28 CECNA- Centro de Estudos e Conservação da Natureza – Nova Friburgo RJ
29 – Movimento Araríba
30 – Instituto Bioacqua de Des. Sustentável
31 – Instituto Federal Fluminense no ENCOB
32 – Sociedade Civil do CBH Macaé e das Ostras (RJ)
33 – Sociedade Civil do CBHBPSI
34 – Defensores do Planeta – RJ
35 – ONG Onda Verde – Torres RS – CBH Mampituba
36 – MMIG – Movimento de Mulheres de Iguaba Grande / (RJ)
37 – AOPA – Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Agroecologia. ( Brasil )
38 – SOS Praia do Pecado ( RJ )
39 – Pastoral da Ecologia Integral da Diocese de Niterói (RJ )
40 – Movimento SOS BICHO de Proteção Animal ( PR )
41 – Associação Águas do Nordeste – ANE (PE)
42- WYTI CATI – Norte do Tocantins e Sul do Maranhão – Carolina ( MA )
43- Colônia de Pescadores Z 24 Saquarema – RJ
44- COAPIMA – Coordenações das Organizações dos Povos Indígenas do Maranhão
45 MOLDE – MG
46 ADEMA – PR
47 – AFC Filhos do Cerrado Formoso do Araguaia ( TO )
48 – Trama Ecológica
49 – Rede de Mulheres Ambientalistas da América Latina- Elo Brasil – (Internacional)
50 – ONG Cervivo e Consórcio Cerrado das Águas ( GO )
51 – Mandato Deputado Goura Nataraj – (PR)
52 – Instituto Internacional ARAYARA ( Internacional )
53 – OPG – Observatório do Petróleo e Gás ( Brasil )
54 – OCM – Observatório do Carvão Mineral ( Brasil )
55 – COESUS – Coalizão Não Fracking Brasil (Brasil )
56 – LITIGA – Litigância Climática e de Direitos ( Brasil )
57 – ADEMADAN – Associação de defesa do meio ambiente e desenvolvimento de Antonina – (PR)
58 – FADA Força Ação e Defesa Ambiental – (PR)
59 – Rede Fé, Paz e Clima ( Brasil )
60 – AMAR – Associação do Meio Ambiente Araucária (PR)
61 – Grupo Ecológico de Cornelio Procopio – (PR)
62 – AMAI – Associação de Meio Ambiente de Ibaiti (PR)
63 – MEL – Movimento Ecológico do Litoral – PR
64 – Mater Natura Instituto de Estudos Ambientais – PR
65 – Instituto GAIA
66 – Mandato Dep. Federal Tadeu Veneri (PR)
67 – ECOOTOPIA – Associação Cooperativa de Idéias e Soluções para o EcoDesenvolvimento (PR)
68 – Crescente Fértil – RJ
69 – Associação de Moradores e Amigos de Lumiar – Ama Lumiar – Nova Friburgo /RJ
70 – APASC – Associação Para Proteção Ambiental de São Carlos (SP), membro do CBH-TJ
71 – Instituto Jaguarapira (PR)
72 – Instituto Verde Luz – CE
73 – Instituto Clima e Energia ( Brasil)
74 – Instituto Toda Vida (RS)
75 – ARAYARA Paraná ( PR)
76 – ARAYARA Santa Catarina ( SC)
77- ARAYARA Mato Grosso do Sul ( MS )
78 – ARAYARA Amapá (AP)
79 – ARAYARA Piauí ( PI)
80 – ARAYARA Maranhão ( MA)
81 – ARAYARA Rio de Janeiro ( RJ )
82 – ARAYARA Distrito Federal ( DF)
83 – ARAYARA Bahia ( BA )
84 – ARAYARA Rio Grande do Sul ( RS )
85 – Utopia Negra Movimento . (AP)
85 – Movimento verdes Campos do Cerrado ( GO )
86 – Grupo Ecológico de Proteção ao Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros (GO)
87 – Instituto Polis ( SP )
88 – INESC ( Brasil )
89 – APEDEMA- (RJ)Assembleia Permanente de Entidades em Defesa do Meio Ambiente do Estado do ( RJ )
90 – ACAMPAR-RJ ORGÂNICOS (RJ)
91 – ADEFIMPA-RJ SOCIAL
92 – International Rivers (Brasil)
93 – SOS Amazônia Azul ( Brasil )
94 – SOS Pampa ( RS )
95 – Instituto Terra Azul (Brasil)
96 – Associação São Francisco de Assis de Proteção Ambiental ( SP )
97 – Associação dos Pescadores de Jaconė – Saquarema RJ
98 – Associação dos Produtores Rurais e Moradores do Mundo Novo do Saquarema Morretes, Paraná
99 – Instituto Água – Rio Novo (ES)
100 – Instituto Saqua in Brazil – Saquarema (RJ)
101 – REAMPS REDE de EDUCADORES AMBIENTAIS da REGIÃO do MÉDIO PARAÍBA do SUL;
102 – REAECOSOL REDE de AGROECOLOGIA, de EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL e de ECONOMIA SOLIDÁRIA
