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Danielle Andrade - ELAW Interview Series
By: Priscila Néri
Posted: May 15 09
Witnessed: 2604 times
Regions: Jamaica
Issues: Environment, Indigenous peoples
Tags: ELAW, Environment, mining
As the legal director of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), Danielle Andrade supports local Jamaican communities, helping them to assert their rights. In particular, she works with these communities to stand up to multi-national corporations who want to mine on their lands. In this interview, Danielle discusses her work in Cockpit Country, a densely forested region that is home to a community threatened by a mining operation. Danielle paints a human portrait of Cockpit Country, describing its people, its struggles, and ultimately its perseverance.
MORE ON JAMAICA:
-Jamaican Access to Information Act
-Cockpit Country Stakeholders Group
-Video: Environmental Damage from Bauxite Mining in Jamaica
-Protecting Jamaica from Destructive Mining
-Jamaica Environmental Advocacy Network
Text by WITNESS intern Dave Taub
[Thanks to our amazing team of interns that made these interviews possible!]
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