Encouraging state engagement with #EscazúAgreement means we must seriously consider introducing comparable treaties in other #ResourceRich regions with #ColonialHistory of #unequal exchange, mass #environmental degradation & violent #repression against those advocating for #HumanRights & #ProtectionOfNature. These include large parts of #Africa & #PacificIsland nations - heart of the rush for #TransitionMinerals needed for #RenewableEnergy - #cobalt & #lithium.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/ecocide-must-be-international-crime-latin-america-cop3-escazu-agreement-environmental-rights-defenders/