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An Action Plan for Environmental Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean

By Carole Excell on April 15, 2013
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Without the right laws and safeguards in place, development can come at the expense of the environment and local communities. This point is especially evident in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Newspapers across the region regularly…

Expanding Environmental Democracy: Latin American Countries Move Forward with Principle 10

By Carole Excell on November 30, 2012
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A number of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries recently took a huge step forward in ensuring environmental democracy for their citizens.

Can Access to Information Protect Communities from Pollution? A Lesson from Map Ta Phut, Thailand

By Carole Excell on September 28, 2012
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This post was co-authored with Elizabeth Moses, an intern with The Access Initiative.

Open Government Partnership: African Nations Commit to New Levels of Transparency

By Carole Excell on August 23, 2012
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This post was co-written with Gilbert Sendugwa, Coordinator and Head of Secretariat for the

Are Governments Ready for Rio 2012?

By Carole Excell on July 11, 2011
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Though the next Earth Summit, Rio+20, will take place next June, few governments have started to seriously assess their progress towards achieving the