Today, Latin America and the Caribbean stand at a turning point to shape a new sustainable economy. We are presented with a momentous chance to embrace the sustainability revolution as the development opportunity of the 21st century. This journey goes beyond protecting the environment and reducing carbon emissions: it's about creating jobs, improving public health, reducing the … [Read more...] about Walking the Talk to 2024 Climate and Biodiversity Agenda
International Day of Forests: Guardians of the Environment and Biodiversity
Latin America and the Caribbean are invaluable havens of biodiversity in the world. They harbor the greatest diversity of species and ecosystems on the planet, a quarter of the mangrove forests, and half of the tropical forests (UNEP-WCMC, 2016; Bovarnick et al., 2010). According to FAO, the region has a total of 935.5 million hectares of forest land. Forests are true … [Read more...] about International Day of Forests: Guardians of the Environment and Biodiversity
Bridging Gaps: Resources and Approaches for Gender Equity
A historic date like March 8, 1908, commemorates the thousands of female textile workers who marched the streets of New York to demand a dignified life, including the fight against child labor, under the slogan "Bread and Roses." The tragic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in the same city tragically claimed the lives of hundreds of marginalized women, many of them … [Read more...] about Bridging Gaps: Resources and Approaches for Gender Equity
How Can Gender Equality Help Address Climate Action?
Extreme heat, wildfires, floods, droughts, and unusual rainfall affect millions of men and women around the globe, but their impacts vary by gender. Evidence shows that women and girls experience the greatest impacts of climate change, which amplifies existing gender inequalities and poses unique threats to their education, health, safety, and social and economic … [Read more...] about How Can Gender Equality Help Address Climate Action?
International Women’s Day: Understanding Care Work in Rural Life
Care is a fundamental job for sustaining human life. Throughout our life cycle, we will all have been or will be caring for others. Care activities refer to those that are related to the provision and maintenance of the physical, emotional and social well-being of people, non-human species and life in all its expressions, including domestic tasks, care for children, the … [Read more...] about International Women’s Day: Understanding Care Work in Rural Life