Promoting real change for climate justice

We are an institute created to tackle the challenges of climate change and promote concrete actions to mitigate socio-environmental and climate injustice through the tools of the law.

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Who we are

The Climate Action Institute is a non-profit civil society organization created out of the Young Ambassadors Program Brazil (YAP-BR). Our aim is to develop and support projects, initiatives and climate litigation to protect the environment, human rights and local communities, always with attention to indigenous ancestral life and traditional peoples and communities. 

Our mission is to contribute to a future with climate justice, with the guarantee of human rights and equality, while combating the advances of the climate and environmental crisis.

We seek a future in which vulnerable populations can be at the center of discussions on climate policies, biodiversity conservation and human rights.

Thus, the Institute supports mobilization through advocacy, dialogue and litigation against governments and companies to achieve social justice, reduce the effects of the climate crisis, adapt to climate change where possible, and make fair reparation for social and environmental damage. 

Mission

Our mission is to ensure that social justice, human rights and equality are preserved in Brazil.

Vision

Our vision is to build a world free of deep inequalities and that has overcome the unjust ecological debt.

Values

Socio-environmental and climate justice | Intersectionality Network collaboration Transparency Political party independence.

History of the Institute

2021
  • YAP Brazil - Founded in 2021

  • Communication and public outreach training for young leaders of traditional Brazilian communities.
  • Christmas mission to the Katurãma Indigenous Village.
2022
  • Documentary Wauja Opanã, directed by the young ambassador Piratá Wauja.
  • Boca da Mata Village Help Project.
  • Letter sent to Vale S.A. about the damage caused by the collapse of the Brumadinho Dam to the families of the Katurama Village of the Pataxó and Pataxó Hã-hã-hã Peoples.
  • A mini-documentary about the 18th edition of the Free Land Camp, directed by the young ambassador Piratá Wauja.
  • No Demarcation, No Game event in Katurãma Village.
2023
  • Documentary Lágrimas do Uatú, directed by the young ambassador Wakrewa Krenak and the Mídia Borum collective.
  • Support for the X Pataxó Indigenous Festival of the Gerú Tucunã Indigenous Village.
  • Support for the First Children's and Youth Indigenous Games in Katurãma village.
  • Participation in the Hagaka inter-tribal ritual in the Alto Xingú Indigenous Reserve.
2024
  • Transition from the Young Ambassadors Project Brazil (YAP Brazil) to the Climate Action Institute.
  • June 5: registration of the Climate Action Institute as a non-profit association.
2021
  • Young Ambassadors Program Brazil (YAP Brazil) founded.
  • Communication and public outreach training for young leaders from traditional Brazilian communities.
  • Christmas mission at the Katurãma Indigenous Village.
2022
  • Documentary Wauja Opanã, directed by young ambassador Piratá Wauja.
  • Project Help Aldeia Boca da Mata.
  • Letter sent to Vale S.A. regarding damages caused by the Brumadinho Dam disaster to the families of Aldeia Katurama of the Pataxó and Pataxó Hã-hã-hã Peoples.
  • Mini-documentary on the 18th edition of the Terra Livre Camp, directed by young ambassador Piratá Wauja.
  • Event No Demarcation No Game at Aldeia Katurãma.
2023
  • Documentary Lágrimas do Uatú, directed by young ambassador Wakrewa Krenak and the Mídia Borum collective.
  • Support for the 10th Indigenous Pataxó Festival at Aldeia Indígena Gerú Tucunã.
  • Support for the First Indigenous Children's and Youth Games at Aldeia Katurãma.
  • Participation in the inter-tribal ritual Hagaka at the Alto Xingú Indigenous Reserve.
2024
  • Transition of the Young Ambassadors Program Brazil (YAP Brazil) to the Instituto Ação Climática.
  • June 5: Registration of the Instituto Ação Climática as a non-profit association.

How we work

Research. Advocacy. Climate litigation.

The Institute works at the intersection of climate justice, human rights and environmental protection, getting involved in strategic movements that promote climate justice by preventing human rights violations caused precisely by climate change.

Considering the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the urgency of implementing policies to adapt, mitigate and repair the loss and damage caused by climate change, the Institute proposes a dialog approach with different sectors of society.

In this way, we hope to facilitate debates on climate change and human rights, fostering important knowledge networks that will drive effective change for current and future generations.

In addition to dialoguing with civil society and academia, the Institute is also dedicated to pressuring governments and courts to comply with climate and environmental objectives and to pursuing a climate agenda based on the protection of human rights.

Research. Advocacy. Climate litigation.

Team

Gabriel Mantelli

Executive Director
Gabriel is a lawyer with a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of São Paulo (USP), a master's degree in Law and Development from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) with a research exchange at Kent University, and a doctorate in Philosophy and General Theory of Law from the University of São Paulo (USP). His professional career includes working as a legal advisor and consultant at Conectas Human Rights. He is currently a senior lawyer at Hotta Advocacia and is the coordinator of LACLIMA's Climate Justice WG.

Anna Maria Cárcamo

Research and Engagement Director
Anna holds a bachelor's degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and a master's degree in Environmental Management from Yale University, with experience in environmental and climate law and public policy.

She is an associate lawyer at Hotta Advocacia and a member of LACLIMA. Her background includes experience in various civil society and international organizations, including the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Isabela Bicalho

Legal Analyst
Isabela is a lawyer, a master's student in Public International Law at the University of São Paulo (USP), a law graduate from the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU) and a legal assistant at Hotta Advocacia.