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Latin America Program Manager / Deputy Director of AIDA

"#COP21 - Human Energy à la Tour Eiffel à Paris" by Yann Caradec https://flic.kr/p/BKt9FC
December 11, 2015

COP21: Mainstreaming Climate Change Within Financial Institutions

By Anna Cederstav  /  International Program

Financial institutions are crucial players in the global fight against climate change. In order for countries around the world to successfully pursue low-carbon and climate-resilient development, significant funds will need to be harnessed.

A breaching gray whale off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico.
June 11, 2015

Underwater Mining in Mexico Threatens Gray Whale Nursery

By Anna Cederstav  /  International Program

The region’s first proposed underwater phosphate mine will expose thousands of migrating whales and sea turtles to potential harm.

December 13, 2011

Report Shows Climate Change Threats To Communities in Latin America

By Anna Cederstav

Consider this: the United States has contributed 28.75 percent of historical, cumulative greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while all Central and South American nations combined have only contributed 3.58 percent. And that, although the population of Latin America is nearly double that of the United States. Of course, the tricky thing about climate change is that …

October 7, 2011

Environmental Costs of Gold Soar in The Americas

By Anna Cederstav  /  International Program

Many of us wear gold jewelry, and almost all of us use electronic devices that contain small amounts of gold. And of course, people who invested in gold have reaped a nice profit as the price of gold has almost doubled during the past three years. But do we ever think about what that gold …

November 23, 2010

Costa Rica Bans Open-Pit Metal Mining

By Anna Cederstav  /  International Program

Ban is a result of work by Earthjustice, AIDA and allies

June 8, 2009

They Used to Kill Dolphins

By Anna Cederstav

Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet Don Federico, a Panamanian fisherman who has spent more than 26 years at sea and has thousands of stories to share. He told us what it was like when he first began fishing: "We saw dolphins, whales, sharks and turtles everywhere. Out of ignorance, the fishing …

October 23, 2008

Ecuador Gives Rights to Nature

By Anna Cederstav

Most environmentalists believe that nature has a right to exist for its own sake, but that’s not how the law works in our country. In the United States, nature is defensible only if a human will miss the forest, species, or clean water when it is gone. To use the law, a human must first …