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Between 2011 and 2015, Honduras suffered one of the most severe periods of drought, caused by the El Niño phenomenon, an event considered abnormal given that it did not usually occur for several consecutive years.In addition to the water shortage crisis, the drought caused the appearance of a severe plague of pine weevil (Dendroctonus frontalis), a beetle that naturally develops permanently in pine forests, but which can increase their populations by up to level considered pest when there are high temperatures and water stress in the trees.

La agricultura es fundamental para el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Sin embargo, es altamente vulnerable a los impactos del cambio climático. Cambios proyectados en la temperatura, patrones de precipitación, retroceso de glaciares e incidencia y magnitud de fenómenos climáticos extremos, entre otros factores, repercuten negativamente en el sector. A continuación, comparto ejemplos de impactos específicos:

Las risas y los gritos se escuchaban por doquier en el patio de la escuela mientras los niños uniformados de blanco y azul se apresuraban a salir de sus aulas para asistir a la asamblea matutina. A medida que se congregaban los casi 300 estudiantes que hacen parte de la Escuela Católica Romana de Cayo Caulker, se sentía en el ambiente un entusiasmo palpable. Ese día, según informó la Directora Beatrice Chan, la escuela recibiría invitados muy especiales que traerían un anuncio importante. Cayo Caulker es un paraíso de pies descalzos.

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The UN climate summit in Madrid (COP25) is defined as the “Ambition COP”. Around 500,000 people marched in the Spanish capital last Friday, demanding action that responds to the scale of the climate emergency. If left ignored, it will likely lead to profound social, economic and environmental impacts.

Last October, the Kenyan long-distance runner, Eliud Kipchoge, did what many had said was impossible. In Prater Park, Vienna, he ran the fastest marathon ever becoming the first person in recorded history to break the two-hour barrier clocking in at 1:59:40. This incredible feat reminds us that the world has its own herculean task to achieve: Limiting global heating to well below 2 degrees Celsius as called for by the Paris Agreement. Mr.

The 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) has entered its second week in Madrid. The COP, under the presidency of the Chilean government with logistical support from the Spanish government, has the big task of inspiring greater climate ambition to limit global heating to well below 2 degrees Celsius. COP25 needs to firmly lay the foundations for 2020 when countries must submit their updated or renewed Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Protected areas have been at the forefront of global conservation efforts. They define the boundaries of critical ecosystems and biodiversity hotspots. However, a variety of different terminologies and special regulations around the status of these areas may dilute the concept and confuse the environmental practitioner. Ultimately, it may lead to harmful interventions in critical areas. Practical conservationism, when managing projects in these vulnerable areas, takes perseverance and contextual knowledge to maneuver in the nexus of different interests and actors.