CAUCE

logocauceFUNDACIÓN CAUCE: CULTURA AMBIENTAL, CAUSA ECOLOGISTA was created in 2018. It works on the key pillars of “environmental democracy” (access to public information, citizen participation and access to justice) to protect the biological, cultural and historical diversity of local ecosystems.

Collaborating with their local and internationa allies, CAUCE works to

  • promote the care and monitoring of local water and wetland systems
  • monitor infrastructure projects (e.g.: dams, bridges, etc)
  • promote agroecology
  • advance environmental democracy
  • develop analyses and research
  • engage with communities, the State and other actors
  • raise awareness through cultural and artistic activities.

Country

Argentina

Mission

CAUCE works towards sustainable societies where an ethic of care can be exercised with full awareness, taking into account human rights and ecological, economic and social dimensions to address the protection of the biological, cultural and historical diversities of ecosystems. Its mission is based on the “Manifesto for Environmental Democracy”.

Our work in development finance

Together with members and partners in the region, CAUCE has been conducting advocacy work targeting different development banks (in particular the IDB and the AIIB) on issues such as their social and envionmental policies, access to information, citizen participation, and the respect of the rights of local communities and their territories. CAUCE is one of the members of the IDB Working Group.

Geographic Focus

Latin America

Constituency/Partners

Civil Society Organizations | Indigenous Peoples | Rural Communities | Urban Communities | Women, Girls and Feminists

Sector Focus

Agriculture & Forestry | Business & Human Rights | Climate & Environment | Dams & Infrastructure | Education | Energy | Mining & Extractives | Participation & Freedom of Expression | Transparency & Access to Information | Water & Sanitation

Financier Targets

AIIB | BRICS NDB | CAF | IDB Group | IFC | World Bank

Website

https://cauceecologico.org/

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