Biography
Astrid Puentes Riaño holds an LL.M. in Comparative Law from the University of Florida and an LL.M. in Environmental Law from the University of the Basque Country, and is a lawyer from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá. She has more than twenty years of experience in environmental law, human rights, and climate change—and their intersections—bringing a perspective grounded in climate justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has worked for and alongside communities, environmental defenders, and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America, contributing to the protection of their rights and territories.
Astrid Puentes Riaño
Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment