The Amazon is a vast system that covers about 40% of South America’s territory, occupying around 6,700,000 km2 in nine countries. The Amazon has a crucial impact on regional and global processes: the Amazon River and the Amazon rainforest provide 35-40% of Latin America’s freshwater, regional water regulation and quality services, aquifer supply, air quality …

Diagnostic and recommendations for action regarding the production and export matrix of the Bolivian Amazon complex, from an environmental sustainability perspective. Leer más »

The Amazon is a vast system that covers about 40% of South America’s territory, occupying around 6,700,000 km2 in nine countries. The Amazon has a crucial impact on regional and global processes: the Amazon River and the Amazon rainforest provide 35-40% of Latin America’s freshwater, regional water regulation and quality services, aquifer supply, air quality …

Trade and investment opportunities for greater sustainable productive integration of Peru’s Amazon region. Leer más »

Argentina has approximately 53.3 million hectares of native forests and 1.38 million hectares of forest plantations, these resources fulfilling an important role in mitigating and adapting to climate change through the provision of ecosystem services such as regulation of local and regional climate and carbon capture and storage. In this sense, the forestry sector presents …

Calculation of carbon stock in forest plantations and analysis of alternatives for access to climate finance Leer más »

At least 4.7 million hectares of tropical forest are lost each year worldwide. Degradation and deforestation of the world’s native forests are cumulatively responsible for approximately 10% of global net carbon emissions. Forests are multi-diverse ecosystems of great importance. They provide multiple benefits and goods to people, biodiversity and the balance of natural, rural and …

Restoration of native forests in Latin America. Strategies based on Carbon Markets and Innovation to provide scalability and sustainability over time. Leer más »

Argentina has approximately 53.3 million hectares of native forests and 1.38 million hectares of forest plantations, which meet an important role in mitigating and adapting to climate change by providing ecosystem services such as local and regional climate regulation and carbon capture and storage. In this sense, the forestry sector offers a great opportunity to …

Carbon Market in Argentina: Current Context and Possible Future Scenarios Leer más »

Argentina is a country with more than 90% urban population. Cities are strategic centers for economic development, but also scenarios of high resource consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and social inequalities. Climate change has increased these challenges and the associated risks. Simultaneously, it offers new opportunities for innovation for the transition to efficient, resilient and inclusive …

Policy toolkit for climate change and urbanism in Argentina Leer más »

Development of an Urban Biodiversity Index for Buenos Aires city, and the creation of the first baseline, together with the National Technological University (UTN), for the Government of the City of Buenos Aires. Read more Urban Biodiversity Index for the City of Buenos Aires Biodiversity management in urban environments is a topic of growing interest …

Urban Biodiversity Index for the City of Buenos Aires Leer más »

Compilation, analysis and systematization of good livestock farming practices in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay for Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina, WWF Brazil and WWF Paraguay. Read more The growth and expansion of livestock farming in natural regions in South America has proven to have a strong impact on the conservation of native ecosystems and the ecosystem …

Sustainable livestock farming practices in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay Leer más »

Illegal wildlife trafficking has been gaining increasing public attention as a result of the impact it has on biodiversity and the sophistication of the wildlife specimens, products and by-products illegally traded. Not only is this issue on the agenda of those organizations traditionally dedicated to the conservation of biological diversity, but it is also on …

Illegal wildlife trafficking in Argentina. Leer más »