Law at the service of the environment

International Institute for Law and the Environment

We are a non-political organisation that uses law to protect our planet. IIDMA is accredited before the United Nations Environment Assembly, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.

AREAS OF WORK

Research and proposal development

We analyse and prepare proposals to favour the development and effective implementation of law to promote sustainable development.

Legal advice and representation

Aimed at citizens, organisations, and public and private institutions.

Litigation

We promote litigation when legal and regulatory instruments are not being complied with, in order to prevent or stop environmental damage.

Training

We collaborate with educational institutions in their academic and training programmes.

Fields of expertise

Our objective is to contribute to sustainable development and the protection of the planet, through the analysis, implementation and enforcement of the law.
CLIMATE CHANGE

We work on the implementation and development of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, and promote EU policy instruments adopted to meet international climate change commitments.

ENERGY TRANSITION
We promote a structural change in energy systems, focusing our work on the decarbonisation of different sectors.



GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
We contribute to the development of institutional governance systems aimed towards environmental protection.

WATER RESOURCES

We contribute to improving the quality and use of water resources by promoting the efficiency and effectiveness of law and programmes aimed towards water protection.

BIODIVERSITY AND OCEANS
We contribute to the development and implementation of international Conventions and the main EU Directives in this field.

Our trajectory

These are just some of the facts that endorse IIDMA’s professional excellence and trajectory. We are proud to be able to add bigger and more successes every day.

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Years working both in Spain and internationally
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Spanish NGO to address environmental protection through law
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Claims filed to protect the environment
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National and international publications
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UN meetings we have attended
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Million tonnes of CO2 per year that we try to avoid putting into the atmosphere

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What can you do?
Derecho y medio ambiente: Donación / Law and environment: Donation
MAKE A DONATION

Help us to remain 100% independent. Every donation is necessary to achieve environmental protection.

Derecho y Medio Ambiente: Voluntariado Senior / Law and Environment: Senior volunteering
SENIOR VOLUNTEERING

If you are retired and have some free time, collaborate with IIDMA in environmental protection and sustainable development projects.

COLLABORATION PROPOSALS

Individuals, companies or institutions add great value with their partnership proposals and new projects.

Nature survival and human well-being will depend on what we do in the coming years.

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