Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has the most biodiverse habitat in the world, the Amazon rainforest. In addition, this region is the most humid in the world, contains the most extensive wetlands on the planet and has more than 30% of the world's drinking water reserves. Over 10% of its land surface is protected (211 million hectares). Unfortunately, this region suffers … [Read more...] about Videos: How do we identify and mitigate biodiversity risks
Maria Jose Carreras
Maria José Carreras in an environmental specialist within IDB’s Environmental and Social Safeguards Unit (ESG), where she works making sure public investment projects across Latin America comply with the Bank’s social and environmental standards throughout preparation and implementation. Maria José has a Master of Science in Natural Resources from Cornell University, where she researched the role and performance of biodiversity offsets in Latin America. Before coming to the US, she worked in Peru for several years as an environmental consultant, leading numerous biodiversity assessments and impact studies focused on national and international compliance standards.
The boom of biodiversity offsets: innovative mechanisms for maintaining healthy ecosystems
Is it possible to achieve a no net loss, or even a net gain of biodiversity while maintaining economic growth? Biodiversity offsets can help achieve such a pressing goal. This emerging conservation strategy consists of actions that compensate for significant residual impacts arising from project development after prevention, minimization, and mitigation measures have been … [Read more...] about The boom of biodiversity offsets: innovative mechanisms for maintaining healthy ecosystems