With International Migratory Fish Day (yes, there is such a day, in case you don’t know) just around the corner, I’d like to share the experience of how Costa Rica, with the IDB’s help, has successfully implemented its first river offset in Central America’s largest hydroelectric project. The Reventazón Hydroelectric Project (PHR) built by the state-run Instituto de … [Read more...] about Costa Rica has implemented a river offset. How does it work?
Four Natural Treasures in Latin America and the Caribbean that Need Your Help!
Hidden in the rainforests, deserts, and mountains of Latin America and the Caribbean lay the keys to reversing the impact of global climate change. The region claims the world’s largest single-source of oxygen, most diverse species of flora and fauna, and several Natural Wonders of the World that need our help. The next great challenge for our generation is to join together … [Read more...] about Four Natural Treasures in Latin America and the Caribbean that Need Your Help!
Making Biodiversity Part of Our Menu
Although the idea of living in a sustainable world is an appealing thought for most of us, it also presents us with difficult choices that directly affect our daily living. One of these very important lifestyle decisions is what we eat. In this blog post we discuss how food is linked to biodiversity, and as a result, how our food choices influence global biodiversity. Food … [Read more...] about Making Biodiversity Part of Our Menu
The Fight of the Butterfly – Restoring Haiti’s Native Species
“We used to see so many more butterflies around Port au Prince” said Adolphe—our dispatch manager— one day last year when he saw me crouching over a plant in IDB’s new Port au Prince office garden, admiring a Monarch butterfly that had recently arrived in Haiti from North America on its remarkable annual migration. It was a casual observation but it got me thinking about … [Read more...] about The Fight of the Butterfly – Restoring Haiti’s Native Species
La Lutte du Papillon: Resturation des espèces indigènes en Haïti
[Por la version en Español click aqui]] ``Nous avions l’habitude de voir beaucoup plus de papillons autour de Port-au-Prince auparavant`` me disait Adolphe, notre Gérant de la logistique, un jour de l'année dernière quand il m'a vu accroupi devant une plante du nouveau jardin des bureaux de la BID à Port-au-Prince en train d’admirer un papillon Monarque qui venait d'arriver … [Read more...] about La Lutte du Papillon: Resturation des espèces indigènes en Haïti