Legal Desk

The Alliance provides legal support to its members through the legal desk, hosted by CEDENMA, an Ecuadorian nonprofit dedicated to public interest environmental law. The legal desk is available for members and open to any and all questions or concerns regarding legal matters.

The Legal Desk helps Alliance members by answering practical questions about optimizing contracts and import customs requirements; providing advice and counsel on strategic long-term land protection issues; and providing information on current and potential policy developments and national legislation, among other issues and functions. The Legal Desk fulfills a critical role in the protection of the Ecuadorian Chocó, as no Alliance member has in-house legal staff or ready access to outside counsel.

The Alliance acts as a centralized service provider to assist each member to overcome obstacles and work more efficiently, and the legal desk is one of the ways to meet this objective.

For questions please contact info@alianzachoco.org.