United Nations
Bioeconomy
El enfoque de la bioeconomía, es la producción, utilización y conservación de recursos biológicos, incluidos los conocimientos, la ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación, para América Latina y el Caribe, es una gran alternativa para un crecimiento con desacople de emisiones, que contribuya a la diversificación productiva, especialmente en los sectores agrícola y agroindustrial. En especial el potencial de los recursos de la (agro) biodiversidad, la capacidad para producir biomasa para diversos usos, incluyendo alimentos, y la disponibilidad de desechos agrícolas y agroindustriales.
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José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs at COP28: We Have a Historic Opportunity to Transform Development Models and Build a More Productive, Inclusive and Sustainable Future
In his first official activity at the global forum, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary participated in a side event organized by the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition.
ECLAC, FAO and IICA Call for Actions to Strengthen Regional Cooperation in Order to Promote Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Agrifood Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
The recommendation is made in The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas 2023-2024, a report prepared by the three institutions and presented in Costa Rica during the Conference of Ministers of Agriculture of the hemisphere.
Legislative Proposals for Sustainable Development Were Presented in the Brazilian Federal Senate
The Environment Committee of Brazil’s Federal Senate promoted a public presentation of more than 30 legislative proposals, drafted with ECLAC’s technical support, for driving the country’s development with economic, social and environmental sustainability.
UN Regional Commissions Launch Policy Brief on Transforming Food Systems
"We urge our member countries to devote more resources to research, development and innovation, incentivize science and evidence-supported nature-based solutions and reward good agri-environmental practices,” ECLAC’s Executive Secretary Alicia Bárcena said.
