Artículo | 03 May, 2024
Comunitarios de Guatemala impulsan desarrollo local a través de conservación de la biodiversidad
Seis organizaciones locales del municipio de Livingston, asociadas a la turoperadora Paraísos del Caribe, están dinamizando la economía de su comunidad y conservando la biodiversidad marino-costera con el apoyo de USAID y UICN, a través del Proyecto Regional de Biodiversidad Costera.
Artículo | 15 Mar, 2024
El estudio se realizó, por primera vez en Centroamérica, en seis sitios priorizados del Cinturón Ecológico Municipal de la Ciudad de Guatemala, que ofrece servicios ecosistémicos y espacios verdes para la restauración y el desarrollo de actividades deportivas, educativas y lúdicas, en una urbe…
Story | 16 Mar, 2023
From cleaner oceans to thriving communities: the economic impacts of plastic pollution
With support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the Plastic Waste Free Islands project focused on six islands in the Pacific and the Caribbean regions: Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and Saint Lucia. Three new economic briefs for the Caribbean,…
Grey literature | 2022
This compilation brief is composed of three studies on the economic impacts of plastic pollution on tourism and fisheries in Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and Saint Lucia, estimating direct costs for the economy of each island. Governments of these islands have started to recognise the impacts…
Grey literature | 2022
The economic impact of plastic pollution on Saint Lucia
This economic brief shows the estimated impact of marine plastic pollution on fisheries and tourism in St Lucia. Marine plastic pollution can generate significant economic costs in the form of gross domestic product (GDP) reductions, estimated at up to US$7 billion (globally) for 2018 alone (WWF…
Grey literature | 2022
The economic impact of plastic pollution in Grenada
This economic brief shows the estimated impact of marine plastic pollution on fisheries and tourism in Grenada. Marine plastic pollution can generate significant economic costs in the form of gross domestic product (GDP) reductions, estimated at up to US$7 billion (globally) for 2018 alone (WWF…
Grey literature | 2022
The economic impact of plastic pollution in Antigua and Barbuda
This economic brief shows the estimated impact of marine plastic pollution on fisheries and tourism in Antigua and Barbuda. Marine plastic pollution can generate significant economic costs in the form of gross domestic product (GDP) reductions, estimated at up to US$7 billion (globally) for 2018…
Story | 09 Mar, 2022
UNEA Resolution - ‘End Plastic Pollution’ - and IUCN role in implementation of the Treaty
The new UNEA Resolution, ‘End Plastic Pollution: Towards a legally binding instrument’, establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee that will develop the specific content of the new plastic pollution treaty with the aim of completing its work by the end…
Artículo | 15 Feb, 2022
“Hasta un 90% de la comunidad de Los Cóbanos nos beneficiamos del avistamiento de ballenas”
Unas 400 familias conviven con el Área Natural Protegida Complejo Los Cóbanos en el litoral Pacífico de El Salvador. Esta es la única área marina protegida de este país centroamericano, pero para Fidel Antonio Alfaro Hernández, de 32 años, es su hogar.
Story | 22 Nov, 2021
On the heels of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, owners of Lagoon catamarans will use drones provided by DJI to measure plastic waste on beaches. This essential data, processed by AnimaMundi software, will provide evidence on whether actions to disrupt the…