We’ve all heard, on more than one occasion, that Latin America is the world’s pantry or the final frontier in agriculture, sayings that are under threat given climate change and variability projections. Twenty-two percent of the world’s cultivated land is expected to experienced negative impacts from climate change by the year 2050.
De pie para los países que conforman la región de América Latina y el Caribe porque su compromiso es innegable. La mayoría de los países ratificaron el Acuerdo de París con motivo de tomar acción por el clima y estableciendo su promesa hacia una economía baja en carbono y resiliente. A pesar de ser responsables del 12 % de las emisiones globales de gases por efecto invernadero, los países de América Latina y el Caribe son especialmente vulnerables ante los efectos del cambio climático.
The term “white glove” can be commonly associated with providing meticulous and delicate attention to a service provided, and to “handle with care”. On this World Environment Day, we’d like to share a new approach that takes this concept and applies it to our natural world.When I was young I wanted to be a movie scriptwriter. I ended up being just a sociologist, but I still remember something I read back then about how a good script sequence should look like. For example, in the classic “boy meets girl” plot, first the central characters are presented, then they meet; then something happens to them –they may fight and later reconcile, or whatever– and after that comes the (usually happy) ending.
Restaurar la cubierta forestal en cuencas hidrográficas de montaña a lo largo del país probablemente sea el medio más urgente y rentable de mitigar los efectos de desastres naturales, adaptarse al cambio climático y garantizar la viabilidad y productividad a largo plazo de la agricultura y la pesca.Environmental Impact Assessment is the process of identifying, evaluating, and mitigating the environmental and social effects of development projects. Through this process, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its borrowing countries can ensure that environmental considerations are addressed and incorporated into decision-making processes and can anticipate, avoid, minimize or offset adverse effects.
Una de las principales preocupaciones de los investigadores actualmente es ayudar a los agricultores a estar preparados ante los efectos del cambio climático. La pregunta clave es cómo producir alimentos utilizando métodos sostenibles, sin agotar los recursos como el suelo o el agua. En las próximas décadas, uno de los mayores desafíos que enfrenta la humanidad es como satisfacer las necesidades crecientes de la población, por ejemplo, la demanda de alimentos.
Conservancy NatureNet Science Fellow Shannan Sweet spends most of her time these days thinking about climate change, agriculture and, well, maps. But the maps that interest her most are not about road trips, or hiking adventures. They’re not even as much about a place as they are about a destination.Her destination of choice?
Queremos tomar acción, pero la naturaleza no espera y no tenemos tiempo a nuestro favor. Hemos sido testigos en los últimos meses, de la fuerza de los desastres que tuvieron lugar en Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LAC).
Sustainable natural resource use lies at the heart of economic and social development and is a critical factor in poverty reduction. However, long term data sets for understanding natural resource availability and monitoring change do not exist, particularly in countries with the most need for this information. In addition, monitoring networks are often sparse and poorly maintained due to the high cost of data collection. To fill this information gap, satellite platforms can help countries more effectively measure and monitor their natural resources.