CARING FOR CREATION AND OUR COMMON HOME
Hi ??! Welcome to CIDSE's Newsletter! Here you can find an overview of our work from September to October!
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HIGHLIGHTS
CIDSE@COP29 IN BAKU
As every year, a CIDSE delegation will attend the UN Climate Change Conference. Find out more about our activities and advocacy priorities on our dedicated website page!
?? Check our engagement page here.
COP16 ON BIODIVERSITY
On 30 October, CIDSE will co-host the side event "Biodiversity 2.0: Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Food Sovereignty to Halt Biodiversity Loss" in Cali.
?? Register to the side-event here.
REMEMBERING OCTOBER 7TH, 2023
One year after the attacks, CIDSE commemorates the victims and reiterates its call for a ceasefire and the immediate release of the hostages.
?? Read the whole statement here.
OTHER NEWS
The 3rd Latin American Caravan stopped in Brussels to discuss the mining and energy transition and how it impacts Latin America.
As part of the Season of Creation, the European Laudato Si' Alliance organised a conference on global water challenges.
CIDSE joined over 160 organisations calling for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
CIDSE endorsed the manifesto urging EU decision-makers to make sufficiency a central element of the EU’s strategy.
A documentary reveals the abuses committed by SIAT, a Belgian rubber and palm oil company, as communities take legal action.
The results of the legally binding popular consultation held in 2017 by the community of Cajamarca should be implemented.
UPCOMING
RESOURCES
As part the NDC Transparency Initiative, CIDSE published a handbook for policy and advocacy experts working on national climate plans.
This policy brief highlights the urgent need to respect and protect human rights in global biodiversity conservation projects and policies. See also the Press Release launched during the Maasai lobby tour.
This briefing paper shows how trade loopholes in EU laws allow European companies to export products to other parts of the world when they are banned for safety reasons.