As the Trump Administration has walked back from climate commitments, Latin America has continued to be a region we can look to for positive climate action.
El rol que las mujeres tienen en sus comunidades las convierte en agentes cruciales para la acción climática. Afortunadamente, este rol ha sido reconocido por varios países Latinoamericanos que lo han integrado en sus instrumentos de política y compromisos climáticos…
From implementing new financial products to pay for clean technologies, to devising innovative transportation solutions, to working to solve deforestation, Latin America has been on the forefront of climate action.
Este mes, miles de personas participarán, en todo el mundo, en demostraciones denominadas “Break Free” (“Liberarse”) que invitan a políticos y líderes empresariales a hacer todo lo posible para ponerle fin a la dependencia en los combustibles fósiles contaminantes. Ellos…
NEW YORK (June 29, 2015) – Robert Redford, the noted artist and activist, called for urgent action on climate change in an address to climate ministers at the United Nations today. The event, which included delegates from over 193 member…
Approximately 13 million tons of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans every year, threatening human health, biodiversity and the economy. Fortunately, a number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are making progress in tackling plastic pollution.
In honor of this year’s United Nations (UN) International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, environmental anthropologist James J. A. Blair revisits ongoing efforts to restore native forests and protect river ecosystems in the Nahuelbuta Mountains, an integral part of…
