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Ukraine-Russia war: how will it affect Latin America and the Caribbean?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine could have a significant economic impact on the LAC region, particularly due to the rising prices of commodities like oil.
Forests
This restoration programme in Brazil aims to reforest 1.5m hectares of land
A programme to restore forest cover in a watershed area that serves São Paulo and other urban centres has restored 5,000 hectares (12,400 acres) since 2016.
Forests
Defending the Amazon: How indigenous culture protects Colombia's rainforest
Indigenous communities in Colombia have long protected the Amazon rainforest - from re-growing forest areas to looking at nature as having its own rights.
Latin America
IMF: These factors are slowing down Latin America's COVID-19 recovery
For Latin America and the Caribbean, the economic recovery is expected to slow, after bouncing back from 2020 lows, experts from the IMF explain.
Supply Chains
Why Mexico is ideally placed to become a zero-carbon shipping fuels hub
Mexico's position between two oceans and abundant supply of renewable electricity means it has great potential to produce zero-carbon fuels for the shipping sector.
Future of Food
How pivotal are seed banks in protecting the future of food?
Crop diversity is a pressing issue for our changing planet; traditional maize and other industrial monocrops are at risk of destruction from climate change.
Latin America
What Latin America needs to address in 2022
How can Latin America be at the forefront of the energy transition, green markets, modern infrastructure and job creation through new tech innovation?
Davos Agenda 2022
COVID-19 vaccinations, economic growth and more: Latin America's leaders share their priorities for 2022
Watch highlights from a Davos Agenda session featuring political leaders of Latin America - Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Ecuador, as well as the President of the Inter-Ameri...
Latin America
How improving water security is tackling the gender gap in Mexico City
In some municipalities in Mexico City, women can spend almost an entire working week on water-related activities, but nature-based solutions could help.
Digital Inclusion
How to boost digital access in Latin America
Digital access in Latin America and the Caribbean faces numerous hurdles from cost to infrastructure. Here are 4 focus areas to boost digital inclusion.
Latin America
This is how Latin America is addressing the digital divide amid COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred governments in Latin America to try and address the digital divide, with initiatives that include lowering internet prices.
Latin America
Less than 50% of Latin America has fixed broadband. Here are 3 ways to boost the region's digital access
As Latin America and the Caribbean emerge from the pandemic, the region's governments must address uneven and costly digital access for an inclusive and resilient recovery.
Latin America
Latin America could become a world leader in non-commercial open science
Fernanda Beigel from the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo makes the case that Latin America has the optimal conditions to create open science infrastructure.
Latin America
COVID-19 cost Latin America and the Caribbean 1.5 million jobs. Here’s how to recover them
Low-skilled workers in Latin America and the Caribbean have been most affected by COVID-19. Two World Bank experts explain how policy can help the recovery.
COVID-19
Stakeholder capitalism and ESG in Latin America: new leadership, challenges and opportunities
Leaders from across Latin America met to discuss stakeholder capitalism and ESG in the region and priorities for the private and public sector post-COVID.
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