Derecho, Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (DAR) is a non-profit civil organization that, since its foundation in 2004, has carried out actions to contribute to the country’s development through the sustainable management and use of its natural resources and environmental management in the Amazon region. DAR focuses on environmental policy and legislation, forests, indigenous peoples, infrastructure and extractive investments (except mining and fishing), climate change, and good governance. In addition, it articulates and integrates the national scale with the local and international scale through three cross-cutting approaches: Sustainability, Governance, and Human Rights.
Mission
DAR focuses on environmental policy and legislation, forests, indigenous peoples, infrastructure and extractive investments (except mining and fishing), climate change, and good governance. In addition, it articulates and integrates the national scale with the local and international scale through three cross-cutting approaches: Sustainability, Governance, and Human Rights.
Our work in development finance
DAR works for the coherent integration of public policies, social practices and economic activities, defining a vision of sustainable development. We are focused on the empowerment of local stakeholders to achieve the necessary governance for sustainable development in the Amazon Forests.
Geographic Focus
Latin America
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We are excited to announce that, w/ our member @WRIEquity, we are developing a new initiative to protect Grassroots Environmental #Defenders!
The Standing Together for Environmental Defenders (#STAND) will offer training, financial support and collaborative partnerships 🧵(1/4)
📢 Save the Date! 📅 16:00CET, 9 April
Join BHRRC’s @ChristenDobson as she speaks at the online launch of new Indicators on Business & Human Rights, spearheaded by @ISHRglobal.
Register here👉: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5m9V1XgyQ0mN83ltukcjFg#/registration
🚨Today, as their hearing takes place, we urge authorities in #ElSalvador to drop all charges against 5 environmental rights defenders from @ades_sm.
The criminalization of HRDs for peacefully protecting their territory must end❗️
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/upcoming-hearing-five-community-leaders-and-environmental-rights-defenders-facing-2
Very worrying news from #Kyrgyzstan, where the president has signed the controversial law on "foreign representatives", that risks stigmatizing and silencing critical voices.
https://cpj.org/2024/04/kyrgyzstan-president-signs-russian-style-foreign-agents-law/
In a recent letter, local & intl CSOs had called on development banks to take a stance to protect #civicspace and use their leverage to push the Kyrgyz govt to stop the law.
https://rightsindevelopment.org/news/kyrgyzstan-foreign-representative-law/
Standing in solidarity with our Kyrgyz partners, we hope the govt will now withdraw the other proposed law on NGOs and will not use the new bill on foreign repr to target critics & silence dissent.
Read more in this analysis by @ICNLAlliance 👇
https://www.icnl.org/post/analysis/analysis-of-the-kyrgyz-republic-draft-law-on-non-governmental-organizations