{"id":130688,"date":"2023-05-26T16:55:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?post_type=project&p=130688"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:52:18","slug":"pidda-strengthening-environmental-defenders","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/pidda-strengthening-environmental-defenders\/","title":{"rendered":"PIDDA: inclusive protection of environmental defenders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Header photo: gold mining in Madre de Dios in Peru. \u00a9<\/strong> Dan Laffay<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Environmental defenders in Madre de Dios<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Peru is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for environmental defenders, ranking ninth in the 2021 Global Witness report<\/a>. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, seventeen environmental defenders have been killed, of which two in Madre de Dios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This Amazonian region is located in the southeast of Peru, and is one of the world\u00b4s most biodiverse regions. Madre de Dios has around 3.8 million hectares of protected natural areas and is home to seven Indigenous groups. But it is also the epicenter of illegal mining and other harmful activities representing a serious threat to biodiversity and Indigenous peoples. Environmental defenders stand strong for both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u2018The information the project will develop contributes to build bottom-up proposals and tools for implementing public policy that truly aligns with the situation of environmental defenders, with a keen eye on the situation of Indigenous women.<\/em>\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>Liliana Jauregui – Senior Expert Environmental Justice<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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PIDDA: strengthening women environmental defenders<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The project Inclusive Protection of Environmental Defenders in the Amazon<\/em> (PIDDA for its Spanish acronym) aims to improve the national protection system for environmental defenders. Together with our Peruvian partner Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental<\/a> (SPDA), we shed light on the situation of women environmental defenders to promote their and their communities\u2019 effective participation in the development of public policy. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The gender- and intercultural-sensitive data will be used for tools with the objective to improve mechanisms for the protection and participation of environmental defenders in decision-making and guarantee their right to access information, participation and justice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Environmental defenders in Madre de Dios, Peru face many threats. Women are often at the forefront of defending environmental human rights, while being more at risk.<\/mark> \u00a9 Giancarlo Shibayama \/ SPDA<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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How do we support environmental defenders in Madre de Dios?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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