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The Escazú Agreement at COP16 on biodiversity

8 October 2024 | Briefing note

The Escazú Agreement will be highlighted in the following events organized in the framework of COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Cali, Colombia: Tuesday, 22 October 2024 3-4:30 pm, EU Pavilion / Europe-Latin America Perspectives on Protection Mechanisms for Environmental Defenders. Organized by UICN ORMACC, UN ECLAC Escazú Agreement Secretariat, IUCN Netherlands, Red de Mujeres Indígenas sobre biodiversidad de América Latina y el Caribe, UN Special Rapporteur in environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention. Wednesday, 23 October 2024 4pm, El Ac…

Ministries of Finance address their key role in the design and implementation of policies and tools for climate action in the Latin American and Caribbean region

12 June 2024 | Briefing note

Representatives of Ministries of Finance, Central Banks, and national and international experts met on June 10-11 in Brasilia to discuss strategies, actions, tools, and challenges in the context of economic growth and limited fiscal space together with high climate vulnerability to move towards a productive, sustainable, and equitable economy.…

IUCN and ECLAC sign cooperation agreement for conservation and sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean, with emphasis on the Escazú Agreement

3 December 2023 | Briefing note

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at COP28, as a significant step towards environmental protection and the promotion of sustainable development in the region. The MOU, signed in the sidelines of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), establishes a cooperation agreement focused on sustainable development, biodiversity conservation, climate change, and the protection of environmental defenders. The agreement has a special emphasis on …

UN regional commissions launch policy brief on transforming food systems

22 September 2021 | Briefing note

The ‎UN World Food Systems Summit (FSS) 2021 aims to deliver healthier, more ‎‎‎‎sustainable, and inclusive food systems and to progress globally across all the Sustainable Development ‎‎‎Goals (SDGs). This report was prepared to provide harmonized pathways and game changing solutions to overcome common and regional challenges that limit the transformation of the food system into an inclusive, healthy, sustainable, and resilient systems.…

First Issue Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean Bulletin

1 August 2020 | Briefing note

On August 1st, 2020, the First Issue of the Natural Resources Bulletin in Latin America and the Caribbean was published, which was prepared by ECLAC's Natural Resources Division and whose objective is to disseminate progress in governance, policies, management and the use of natural resources and associated basic and ecosystem services in Latin America and the Caribbean.…

The Escazú Agreement at COP14 on Biodiversity

26 November 2018 | Briefing note

The Escazú Agreement was presented at the side event “Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and environmental democracy through Human Rights, Nature Rights and the Escazú Agreement” held on 26 November 2018 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in the framework of the 14th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).…

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