Legal Responses to Biodiversity Loss
Article by IIDMA director, Ana Barreira, on the recognition of “rights of nature” to halt biodiversity loss.
Article by IIDMA director, Ana Barreira, on the recognition of “rights of nature” to halt biodiversity loss.
The director of IIDMA, Ana Barreira, attended a conference on human rights and climate change at the EU Committee of the Regions.
The new biomass plant in Logrosán, located in Extremadura, will be subject to stricter environmental requirements as a result of an appeal filed by the IIDMA against the environmental authorization granted by the Government of Extremadura.
IIDMA, Ecologists in Action, and the Gas is Not a Solution network have submitted allegations to the project for the exploration and research of hydrogen and helium in Monzón.
The “Discussions and Actions on Climate and Environment” project aims to raise awareness on the various legal solutions to the climate crisis at international, European and Spanish levels, emphasizing the need to increase our capacity to adapt to climate change.
The Government of Asturias plays an essential role as it has to grant ArcelorMittal the necessary environmental authorizations to develop the facilities that will enable the achievement of decarbonization goals
IIDMA has been awarded the Iberdrola Convive Award in the category of Research, Knowledge, and Innovation for its project “How to reconcile the Deployment of Renewables with Biodiversity and Territory.”
The training plans of the judicial school should include environmental issues, in order to offer solvent legal responses to the environmental and climate crisis.
The draft royal decree introduces an appropriate framework that provides legal certainty, foresees the identification and removal of barriers, and contemplates the necessary measures for the development of energy communities, but it also raises questions about which legal entities can be used for their constitution.
The Beyond Fossil Fuels campaign aims to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, demand management and energy efficiency measures, in a way that is respectful of nature and territory.