ISLP worked in partnership with Fundación Construir and the Environmental Justice Network, to deliver a workshop geared towards local lawyers and civil society advocates working with development-impacted communities to assist them in understanding the life cycle of a development project.
The volunteer trainers in this project were: Carlos Ardila, Claret Vargas, and Caio Borges. Carlos presented on the life cycle and financing of a development project, Claret presented on business and human rights, the Inter-American System, free prior and informed consent and general strategies for advocacy during the life cycle of a development project, and Caio Borges offered an online presentation/case study on TIPNIS (Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory) and BNDES (Brazilian Development Bank)
The workshop provided participants the tools to understand the entire lifespan of a development project from securing financing, negotiations, government and bank approvals through closure and all of the intermediary steps. It was designed to better inform the participants’ advocacy campaigns by understanding who the targets would be, to build more effective strategies to engage with project proponents, and to apply pressure across international leverage points.
