Please join us on 11 June for an online discussion with leading change-makers from Latin America about the opportunities to hold offenders accountable for the environmental harm they cause. 

As we collaborate with champion lawyers in more counties, we are identifying a similar pattern with huge implications: existing laws can hold private companies, people and organised criminal groups accountable for remedying nature. This event will talk about how we can actually put those provisions into practice.  

A pre-launch event of our upcoming analyses of environmental provisions in Mexico and Colombia, this talk will be of interest not only to lawyers but also conservationists, activists and scientists eager to protect and remedy nature. 

The event features lightning talks and a short panel discussion from:

NORA CABRERA VELSACO Nora is a UN Climate Change COP Impact Maker and Executive Director and founder of Nuestro Futuro A.C. With a focus on climate change litigation and nature rights in Mexico, she has led key legal cases, including securing the first recognition of climate-displaced communities in Mexico. Nora is also a partner at Nora is also a partner at Magaloni Abogadas and a professor at Tec de Monterrey.

NATALIA MUÑOZ CASSOLIS Natalia is a lawyer and conservation social scientist and holds master’s degrees from Université Panthéon-Assas and the University of Kent. She focuses on the intersection of law, governance, and conservation, with expertise in legal and policy analysis, advocacy, and social science research. Natalia’s work primarily explores the links between illegal wildlife trade, organized crime, and corruption.

DR. GUSTAVO ADOLFO GUERRERO Dr Gustavo Adolfo Guerrero is a lawyer with 30 years of experience, he has previously served as Deputy Attorney General for Environmental, Mining, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs of Colombia. He is currently the Director of the firm Guerrero Ruiz | Legal, and is a professor at the Universidad del Rosario and Universidad Externado de Colombia.

ANAID VELASCO Anaid Velasco is a lawyer with two decades of experience, including as President of the Mexican Committee of the IUCN and Chair of the Board of Climate Action Network International. She currently serves as the Legal Research and Public Policy Manager at the Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA). Anaid has authored analyses for the Mexico Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, and the National Human Rights Commission.