Biodiversidad y derechos humanos

The document examines the link between biodiversity loss and human rights violations, specifically focusing on the role of transnational corporations (TNCs) in driving ecological destruction and suppressing defenders. It criticizes voluntary mechanisms like Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and due diligence as 'shields' for impunity and calls for a legally binding treaty on TNCs and human rights. The report emphasizes the importance of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and the recognition of Indigenous Peoples as rights-holders rather than mere stakeholders.

• Biodiversity loss is actively driven by power structures and economic models prioritizing profit, specifically industrial agriculture, extractivism, infrastructure megaprojects, and the financialization of nature, largely controlled by transnational corporations (TNCs).
• TNCs employ a consistent pattern of territorial intrusion: first through land enclosure or conversion, followed by the marginalization of collective decision-making and FPIC, and finally responding to community resistance with judicial harassment, SLAPPs, or lethal violence.
• Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are used by corporations to intimidate and silence environmental and human rights defenders, serving as a profitable tool to neutralize resistance and secure concessions.
• The complex legal structures of TNCs, including the use of subsidiaries and fragmented value chains, create an 'architecture of impunity' that obstructs access to justice and prevents victims from holding parent companies accountable.
• Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms act as a major obstacle to environmental action by allowing investors to sue states for protecting the environment, effectively reversing the 'polluter pays' principle.
• Voluntary frameworks such as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), ESG, and the UN Guiding Principles (UNGP) are criticized as insufficient 'shields' that prioritize procedural 'box-ticking' over substantive outcomes and reparations.
• Market-based 'false solutions' like biodiversity offsets and 'nature-based solutions' often legitimize continued destruction and can lead to 'fortress conservation,' which displaces Indigenous Peoples and ignores their cosmovisions.
• The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), specifically Target 15, is deemed inadequate because it encourages voluntary disclosure of biodiversity risks to businesses rather than imposing binding obligations to prevent harm.
• The report advocates for a legally binding treaty on TNCs and human rights that treats biodiversity as a fundamental human right, mandates FPIC as a binding condition, and establishes strict corporate liability across global value chains.

APA

Soares, A. O., Marien, N., Roberts, K., & Ronsain, O. (2025). Biodiversidad y derechos humanos. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/FOEI-REPORT-BIODIVERSITY-HUMAN-RIGHTS-SP-WEB.pdf

Chicago

Soares, Andressa Oliveira, Nele Marien, Kaetlyn Roberts, and Olivia Ronsain. Biodiversidad y derechos humanos. Friends of the Earth International, 2025. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/FOEI-REPORT-BIODIVERSITY-HUMAN-RIGHTS-SP-WEB.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{soares2025biodiversidad, author = {Soares, Andressa Oliveira and Marien, Nele and Roberts, Kaetlyn and Ronsain, Olivia}, title = {{Biodiversidad y derechos humanos}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/FOEI-REPORT-BIODIVERSITY-HUMAN-RIGHTS-SP-WEB.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }