Our podcast series hosted by Claudia Ituarte-Lima PI of Defend-Bio (Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law) explores how transnational law and policy can catalyze solutions nurtured and prioritized by biosphere defenders, the individuals and groups on the frontlines of biodiversity and ecosystem stewardship, tackling the root causes of climate change and pollution.
In the fifth episode of the Defend-Bio serie, Claudia Ituarte-Lima and Torsten Krause, explore the complexities of socio-ecological systems, bringing together contextualised perspectives to better understand the relationships between just green transitions, sustainability and rights of biosphere defenders.
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In this special episode, Dr. Claudia Ituarte-Lima sat down with Gabriela Torres Mazuera (Research Professor at the Center of Research and Advance Studies in Social Anthropology).
In the fourth episode, Dr. Claudia Ituarte-Lima sat down with Liliana Lizarazo Rodríguez and Martha Robles Ustariz to discuss about how biosphere defenders interact with courts in Latin America’s vital ecosystems. The conversation also explored the concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS), including its definition and the importance of understanding NbS in the context of litigation.
Listen to the fourth episode here! (English)
Dr. Claudia Ituarte-Lima, Liliana Lizarazo Rodríguez and Martha Robles Ustariz are part of the DEFEND-BIO team. Their work focuses on International and Regional Law and Litigation in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries. Learn more about their research here and here.
In the third episode, Dr. Claudia Ituarte-Lima sat down with Ana Maria Vargas, Valentina Lomanto and Juan Antonio Samper to talk about the journey so far in developing the Defend-Bio transnational legal clinic.
Listen to the third episode here! (Spanish)
Watch the YouTube video here! (Spanish with English subtitles)
Dr. Claudia Ituarte-Lima and Ana Maria Vargas are part of the DEFEND-BIO team. Their work focuses on International and Regional Law and Living Law. Learn more about their research here and here.
In the second episode, PI Carol Rask and Alvaro Amaya analyze the citizen-generated data and legal empowerment, starting from the co-development of legal empowerment tool to capacity building and data collection, data analysis and finally, data-driven policy influencing.
Listen to the second episode here!
PI Carol Rask is part of the DEFEND-BIO team. Her work focuses on Citizen Data. Learn more about her research here.
In this special episode, Dr. Claudia Ituarte-Lima sat down with Andrea Dominguez to discuss on the protection of environmental human rights defenders.
In the first episode, PI Elisabeth Bürgi and Senior Research Scientist Judith Schäli explore the crucial role of biosphere defenders in advancing NBS and promoting responsible stewardship of nature, and how their work connects to global supply chains and financial sector regulation.
Listen to the first episode here!
PI Elisabeth Bürgi and Senior Research Scientist Judith Schäli are part of the DEFEND-BIO team. Their work focuses on Transnational European Economic Law. Learn more about their research here.
In this first video, Dr. Claudia Ituarte-Lima explains the work of the DEFEND-BIO Legal Clinic, exploring how human rights and environmental protection intersect in the face of today’s ecological challenges. Through research, legal analysis and collaboration, the Legal Clinic contributes to advancing environmental justice and strengthening the protection of human rights and environmental defenders.
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