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ECLAC Led Key Discussions on Financing and Biodiversity at the COP16 in Cali

30 December 2024 | News

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) participated actively in the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in the city of Cali, Colombia in October 2024. This participation – centered particularly on events on the agenda of the Finance and Mechanisms for Implementation thematic bloc – was led by the organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, who served as a panelist, moderator or main speaker in multiple spaces, including in High-level Segments convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Bio…

ECLAC at the COP16 in Colombia: Standing Together for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development

25 October 2024 | News

Under the motto of “Peace with Nature,” the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) is taking place from October 21 to November 1, 2024 in Cali, Colombia. This conference – the first to be held since the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in 2022 – is bringing together scientists, representatives of government, international organizations, civil society and other key stakeholders to discuss global challenges for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (…

Experts Address Financing for Biodiversity Protection

12 July 2024 | News

On May 2, 2024, a seminar entitled Financing for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Towards a New Financial System for Biodiversity Protection and Climate Action was held in Bogotá, Colombia, organized jointly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia. The event aimed to facilitate discussion of the importance of the financial system playing a more active role in the transition to nature-positive development models that would foster improved productivity and great…

A Transformative Change is Urgently Needed that Would Enable Moving Towards Multiscale Sustainable Development Where Equality and Sustainability are the Goals

13 July 2022 | News

Specialists agreed today on the urgency of implementing a transformative change that would enable moving towards a multiscale sustainable development where equality and sustainability are the goals, and where no one is left behind, during a side event of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum, which is taking place in New York. The event entitled Opportunities for integrating biodiversity, sustainable agriculture and transformative action by women, indigenous peoples and local communities, and subnational governments in Latin America and the Caribbean for the advancement of Goals 5, 14 …

Authorities and Specialists Addressed Challenges and Opportunities for Building More Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in the Region

15 July 2021 | News

Ministers and high-level authorities from Latin American and Caribbean countries, along with United Nations officials and representatives of specialized organizations, exchanged views about the challenges and opportunities for building more inclusive, sustainable and resilient food systems, during a virtual regional dialogue organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the collaboration of the United Nations funds, agencies and programs present in the region. The event, entitled Iden…

ECLAC Proposes Strengthening Research, Developing National Plans and Providing Economic Incentives to Protect Biodiversity in the Region

30 September 2020 | News

“Latin America and the Caribbean is at a crossroads. Biodiversity loss and degradation needs to be addressed at local, national, regional and global levels and across all sectors and actors. We all must be part of the solution,” Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said in a video message transmitted during a segment of the Summit on Biodiversity, held by the United Nations in New York on September 30, 2020. “First, we have to invest in research to strengthen information about our biodiversity. Secondly, governments must de…

Resilient, Inclusive and Low-Carbon Economy as the Guiding Axis for the Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery: Alicia Bárcena

22 May 2020 | News

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed structural problems of the current economic model, confirming the need to rethink development. Thus, a resilient, inclusive and low-carbon economy must be the guiding axis for the post-coronavirus economic recovery, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), sustained today during a virtual meeting on the role of climate action in the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Participating in the meeting’s opening segment, along with Alicia Bárcena, were Selwin Hart, Special Advisor to the Secretary-Gen…

What is the Bioeconomy and How Developed is it in Latin America and the Caribbean

14 December 2017 | News

“There is great potential in Latin America for developing the bioeconomy as an alternative for diversifying production and adding value in the rural setting, especially in the agricultural and agroindustrial sectors,” indicates a new study published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), entitled Bioeconomía en América Latina y el Caribe: contexto global y regional y perspectivas (Bioeconomy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Global and Regional Context and Perspectives). Despite this potential, the concept has received little public policy attention from coun…

Latin America and the European Union Conclude First Stage of EUROCLIMA Program with Positive Results

14 June 2017 | News

Representatives of Latin America and the European Union positively assessed the achievements and results attained in the first stage of the EUROCLIMA Program and began planning the activities that will be carried out during the new phase entitled EUROCLIMA+, while attending two seminars held in Lima, Peru. The Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Antonio Prado, extolled the importance of the bi-regional cooperation program during the EUROCLIMA Seminar, which took place on May 30-31 in the Peruvian capital. In his speech, the senior …

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