The global community claims to be committed to finding a solution to arresting rising global temperatures limiting global warming to well below 2 °C, preferably 1.5 °C (UNFCCC, 2022), to ensure that all life, livelihoods and the overall health and welfare of ecosystems animals and humans are secured (IPCC 2018). The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports paint a picture that shows increased intensity and frequency of climatic conditions and extreme events as emerging trends (IPCC 2018). Global warming beyond 1.5 °C will be devastating; in fact, projections show at 2 °C warming ma…
As is well known, Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS) are vulnerable to recurrent multidimensional shocks. These have lasting social, economic, and environmental impacts; effects expected to become further aggravated in a world with a persistently warming climate. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbates these impacts.…
El día 16 de septiembre de 2020 se realizó el seminario “Desafíos regionales en el marco del Acuerdo de Escazú: gestión de la información sobre biodiversidad en países megadiversos”, organizado conjuntamente por las siguientes instituciones: el Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO), el Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica, la Defensoría del Pueblo, el Centro Internacional de Investigaciones sobre Ambiente y Territorio (CIIAT) de la Universidad de Los Hemisferios, todas ellas del Ecuador; la Comisión Nacional para la Gestión de la Biodiversidad (CONAGEBIO) de Costa Rica y…