Since female leadership is often characterized by a greater focus on social and environmental well-being, business leaders have promoted sustainable and ethical practices within their companies. Its management based on collaboration and diversity has strengthened innovation thanks to a greater inclusion of diverse perspectives. Finally, due to their commitment to equality, they tend to adopt more equitable work policies, reducing the wage gap and promoting the development of talent without distinction of gender.
Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC) is one of the most vulnerable regions on the planet to natural disasters. From hurricanes in the Caribbean to floods in Central America and prolonged droughts in the Southern Cone, the frequency and intensity of extreme events had increased dramatically in recent decades. According to data from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), since 2000 there have been more than 1,500 catastrophic events that have affected 190 million people in the region.
We must all participate, intensively and proactively, in the identification and elimination of sources of mercury emissions, smuggling and illegal cross-border movement, the illegal mining of gold with mercury, and in the protection of vulnerable groups, ecosystems and their biodiversity. Only then will we be able to move towards the total elimination of mercury, based on new environmental policies.
The Jevons paradox, formulated by economist William Stanley Jevons in the nineteenth century, states that advances in efficiency in the use of a resource can led to an increase in its total consumption, rather than a reduction.
NOTE: My original scientific training was as a specialist on seaweeds, so I was excited to see that this long-neglected resource has now become a priority at the United Nations - Arthur Dahl.
Madagascar, Indonesia, France, UN entities and Global Seaweed Coalition announce support for the creation of a UN Global Seaweed Initiative at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference, Nice, France.
Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for adaptation to climate change are gaining growing recognition and importance globally, and Latin America and the Caribbean are no exception. Its immediate future is very promising, driven by the urgent need to find cost-effective and multifunctional adaptation strategies.
The immediate future of NbS in Latin America and the Caribbean is characterized by greater integration, scalability, and the search for innovative financing mechanisms. They are expected to consolidate themselves as a key piece in national and subnational adaptation strategies.
