Protecting the Wintering Home of Migratory Birds
The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest desert in North America and home to the most biodiverse grasslands in the world, including 500 species of birds....
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Legal Strategies to Address Grassland Water Security
Grasslands are a nature-based solution to address climate change. At the global level grasslands absorb up to 42 tons of CO2 per hectare, capturing up to 32 per...
Latin America’s 2020 Climate Leaders and Laggards
2020 was a turbulent year in Latin America. Few countries in the region were not touched by massive protests, political upheavals, economic woes or catastrophic...
Hydro-Highway Robbery
Reguemos Chile Would Benefit Agribusinesses at the Expense of the Environment, Small Farmers, and Indigenous Peoples...
A New Agenda for Climate Giants of the Western Hemisphere
Opportunities to catalyze Brazil’s low-carbon development....
What Does Climate Adaptation Look Like in Latin America?
This post is part of an NRDC series on climate adaptation. You can find the previous post here . When the next major climate disaster hits and as global...