Foro Ambiental Córdoba

Foro Ambiental Córdoba is a civil association (Asociación Civil) based in Córdoba, Argentina, founded in 2006 with the aim of influencing environmental public policy through technical proposals and collaborative work with the media. It describes itself as a space created to "incidir en las políticas públicas ambientales a partir de propuestas técnicas y el trabajo colaborativo con medios de comunicación" — that is, to shape environmental policy through technical input and media engagement. The organization's work centers on three broad areas: influencing public environmental policy, promoting citizen participation in environmental matters, and strengthening environmental awareness in Córdoba Province. It produces technical reports and recommendations that it presents to authorities and media outlets, participates in public hearings, requests information from authorities, and collaborates with other organizations. Its "Medioteca" provides qualified, complete and truthful information to media, independent of the interests of governments, political parties and companies. Foro Ambiental Córdoba is governed by a Comisión Directiva (board). As of the official website, the board includes President Ab. Yamile Eugenia Najle; Secretary Dr. Diego Fonti, a philosopher and CONICET researcher; Treasurer Biól. Carolina Quiroga; Vocal Mter. Luis Tuninetti; first alternate vocal Lucas Romero Cortés; second alternate vocal Camila Sosa; and Revisor de Cuentas Biól. Federico Kopta, a biologist who in 2006 promoted the creation of the Forum. The organization is a non-profit civil association, not a listed company, and operates primarily in Córdoba Province, Argentina. Recent public activity highlighted on its website includes the "Córdoba Sin Tramperos" campaign, which seeks to prohibit the sale and use of bird traps (tramperos) in Córdoba, and commentary on works to recover the natural environment of Parque Sarmiento. The Forum positions itself as an independent, technically grounded civil-society actor in Córdoba's environmental governance.

Foro Ambiental Córdoba was constituted in 2006 as a civil association with the purpose of influencing environmental public policy in Córdoba Province, Argentina. According to the organization's website, biologist Federico Kopta promoted its creation in 2006; he remains involved as Revisor de Cuentas (account reviewer). The founding impulse responded to a perceived need for technically grounded, independent input into environmental decision-making, combined with active engagement with media and citizens. From its early years, the Forum adopted a working method based on producing technical reports and recommendations, presenting them to authorities and media, participating in public hearings, and requesting information from public authorities. This approach positioned it as a civil-society actor that supplies qualified information to journalists and the public, explicitly independent of governments, political parties and companies. Over time the organization broadened its public profile through campaigns and media commentary on environmental issues in Córdoba. Its website highlights recent activity such as the "Córdoba Sin Tramperos" campaign, which advocates prohibiting the sale and use of bird traps in the province, and coverage of works to recover the natural environment of Parque Sarmiento. The Forum also maintains a Medioteca, a resource for media, and promotes citizen participation as a core part of its mission. The organization is governed by a Comisión Directiva whose members bring academic and professional backgrounds in law, philosophy, biology, environmental impact assessment and environmental engineering. Its secretary, Diego Fonti, is a philosopher and CONICET researcher; its treasurer, Carolina Quiroga, is a biologist and secondary-school teacher; and board member Luis Tuninetti is a specialist in environmental impact assessment. This composition reflects the Forum's emphasis on technical credibility and interdisciplinary expertise. As a non-profit civil association, Foro Ambiental Córdoba does not have shareholders or a listed status. Its influence is exercised through policy advocacy, technical input, public hearings, media work and citizen mobilization rather than through commercial products or services.

• 2026

  Campaign "Córdoba Sin Tramperos" and related legislative efforts to ban bird traps are highlighted on the organization's website.

• 2006

  Foro Ambiental Córdoba is constituted as a civil association, promoted by biologist Federico Kopta.

Independent, technically grounded civil-society organization influencing environmental public policy in Córdoba Province through technical proposals, citizen participation and media engagement.

Product categories. Technical reports and recommendations on environmental policy · Public hearing participation · Media information service (Medioteca) · Citizen participation campaigns

1. 1Inicio - Foro Ambiental Córdobaforoambientalcba.org
2. 2Nosotros - Foro Ambiental Córdobaforoambientalcba.org
3. 3Foro Ambiental Córdoba - Wikidatawikidata.org