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
Smart infrastructure is the key to sustainable development
Moving towards low-carbon, climate-resilient transport and infrastructure is the best route to reducing poverty worldwide Will 2015 be a watershed in the human effort to solve global problems, or just another chapter in the history of collective inaction? The answer will soon become apparent on construction sites around the world. The two most ambitious international … [Read more...] about Smart infrastructure is the key to sustainable development
In a violent city, a successful resettlement through community engagement
San Pedro Sula, Honduras’ second largest city, is a key point of a future north-south logistics corridor, the CA-5 highway, which will connect Tegucigalpa, the capital, with Puerto Cortes on the Atlantic Coast. This 294km stretch of road will reduce operating costs, travel times, and accident rates. IDB has invested US$112 million since 2004 to rehabilitate this road, which is … [Read more...] about In a violent city, a successful resettlement through community engagement