Illegal Gold Mining: Impacts on Human Rights and Biodiversity in the Amazon Region

Join us for the launch of Illegal Gold Mining: Impacts on Human Rights and Biodiversity in the Amazon – Six Countries Report. This event will feature key voices in environmental justice who will address the urgent need for a collaborative response to illegal gold mining and its impacts on human rights and biodiversity in the Amazon. It marks the launch of the report in English and will provide a platform for Indigenous leaders, scholars, and advocates to discuss transnational solutions.

Event Details

The event will be held in Spanish.

– Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

– Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST

– Location: Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Hall Multipurpose Room

– Streaming: GAI YouTube channel.

Featuring

Luis Almagro is the secretary-general for the Organization of American States. Juan Sebastian Anaya is an advocacy advisor at Fundación Gaia Amazonas in Colombia. Silvana Baldovino Beas is director of the Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples Program of the Peruvian Society of Environmental Law (SPDA). Oscar Campanini is director of the Bolivian Documentation and Information Center (CEDIB). Diana Kapiszewski is director of the Center for Latin American Studies and an associate professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. Olnar Ortiz is a leader in the Indígena del Pueblo Bare de la Amazonia Venezolana. Katya Salazar is executive director of the Due Process Foundation (DPLF). Walter Quertehuari Dariquebe is an indigenous leader of the Wachiperi – Harakbut  people. Cristina Vollmer de Burelli is the CEO and co-founder of V5 Initiative.

This event is sponsored by the Georgetown Americas Institute at Georgetown University, Due Process Law Foundation, Gaia Amazonas, Hutukara, Fundacion Pachamama, People in Need, SPDA, Centro de Documentacion e Informacion Bolivia, and SOS Orinoco.