PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.
PGA’s vision is to contribute to the creation of a Rules-Based International Order for a more equitable, safe, sustainable and democratic world.
In 2022, the UN General Assembly recognized a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a universal human right (Resolution 76/300). Climate change, a threat multiplier, has placed already disenfranchised populations to bear the increasing cost of its impacts. Climate health is directly linked to the Oceans as they serve as a vital buffer against climate change, absorbing nearly one-quarter of carbon dioxide emissions and roughly 90 percent of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate threats are adversely affecting both marine and land ecosystems and populations on the forefront. Human rights defenders on environmental matters are urgently mobilizing to protect this recently adopted universal human right. Protections for both human rights defenders on environmental matters, including for Oceans and land are more urgent now than ever before.
Through the Campaign to Mobilize Parliamentarians on Climate Action and the Campaign for the Protection of the Oceans and Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14, PGA Members champion these human rights protections and call for an end to impunity for crimes committed on and against the world’s oceans and their related human rights violations.
The Insights by Lawmakers on Human Rights and the Environment series (#InsightsByLawmakers) highlights ongoing efforts, national experiences, lessons learned and good practices implemented by parliamentarians to advance the goals of these Campaigns. In each episode, lawmakers from around the world share their insights, raising awareness and underlining the importance of taking action to protect our Ocean, our planet, and all human rights defenders on environmental matters.
In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Chair of PGA National Group, Hon. Patrick Kensenhuis, MP (Suriname) highlights the link between human rights and the environment, calling on fellow parliamentarians to de
Reflecting on PGA’s Oceans Campaign, PGA Treasurer Ms. Petra Bayr, MP (Austria) speaks to the impact the Campaign has on her work on human rights and the environment.
Ahead of PGA's Third Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the Oceans (CAP-Oceans) taking place virtually on Day 1 of the 44th Annual Forum, Dip. Ramón Barrios (Honduras), Chair of the Legislation and Constitutional Affairs Committee reflects on t
Ahead of PGA's Third Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the Oceans (CAP-Oceans) taking place virtually on Day 1 of the 44th Annual Forum, PGA Board Member, Hon. Angela Brown-Burke, MP (Jamaica), underlines the key role of the Oceans campaign in
Ahead of PGA's Third Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the Oceans (CAP-Oceans) taking place virtually on Day 1 of the 44th Annual Forum, Speaker of the House of Representatives, PGA Board Member and Climate Action Campaign Convenor, Hon Valeri
Ahead of the Third Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians for the Oceans (CAP-Oceans), taking place virtually on Day 1 of PGA's 44th Annual Forum, Sen. Emílio Icaza (Mexico), PGA Board Member reflects on the importance of the Highs Seas Treaty for Huma
As the 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly begins its week-long meeting to formally discuss the growing call for a pause on deep seabed mining, PGA Secretary-General, Ms. Mónica Adame, reflects on the ongoing negotiations and
Underscoring the vital role of women in addressing the impacts of climate change, Hon. Magele Sekati Fiaui, MP (Samoa), responds to PGA’s #GenderClimateChallenge question during the month of March: As a parliamentarian, what actions are you taking for gen
Sharing her insights on PGA’s #GenderClimateChallenge during the month of March, Hon. Lenora Qereqeretabua, MP (Fiji), Assistant Minister of Housing & Local Government and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives highlights the importance of communi
Sharing her insight on PGA’s #GenderClimateChallenge during the month of March, PGA Board Member, Dip. Margarita Stolbizer (Argentina) addresses the question: As a parliamentarian, what actions are you taking for gender equality today to build a more sust
Special feature: Launching this year’s responses to the#GenderClimateChallenge, PGA President Hon. Naveed Qamar, MP (Pakistan) addresses the question: As a parliamentarian, what actions are you taking for gender equality today to build a more sustainable
On the final episode surrounding IMPAC5 (the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress in Vancouver, Canada from 3-9 February), PGA Board Member, Majority Chief Whip and Chair of the Independent Institutions Committee of the People's Majlis, Hon
Marking the final day of IMPAC5 (the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress in Vancouver, Canada from 3-9 February), Hon. Moustapha Saya (Cameroon), Member of the Committee on Constitutional laws, Human Rights and Freedoms, Justice, Legislati
Marking the ongoing IMPAC5 (the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress in Vancouver, Canada from 3-9 February), Dip. Graciela Camaño (Argentina), Member of the Natural Resources and Conservation of the Human Environment Committee, highlights
Ahead of IMPAC5 (the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress in Vancouver, Canada from 3-9 February), PGA Board Member, Sen. Emílio Icaza (Mexico), on the need to prioritize Marine Protected Areas to protect the Oceans.
Ahead of IMPAC5 (the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress in Vancouver, Canada from 3-9 February), PGA Treasurer, Ms. Petra Bayr, MP (Austria) highlights the urgent need for Ocean protection and the far-reaching positive impacts of Marine P
Ahead of IMPAC5 (the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress in Vancouver, Canada from 3-9 February), Dip. Juan Dionicio Rodríguez Restituyo (Dominican Republic) shares the importance of taking action to protect the Oceans.
Ahead of IMPAC5 (the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress in Vancouver, Canada from 3-9 February), PGA Board Member, Hon. Angela Brown Burke (Jamaica) shares the importance of Marine Protected Areas and protecting 30% of the Oceans by 2030.
Dep. António Niquice (Mozambique), PGA Oceans Campaign Convenor and Chair of the Planning and Budget Commission of the Mozambican Parliament, shares the importance of prioritizing sustainability of small-scale fisheries.
This session, jointly hosted by Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) and ParlAmericas, will bring together parliamentarians and civil society representatives from the Caribbean SIDS for a dialogue on the Escazú Agreement
PGA convened the hybrid Parliamentary Caucus: Protecting Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters, jointly with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in its capacity as Secretariat of the Escazú Agreement.
In an era of pending climate departure, with the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, which poses an existential threat to Small Island Developing States like Jamaica, environmental governance and management have taken on a new meaning.