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RELEASE: 14 Latin American and Caribbean Countries Adopt an Ambitious Plan of Action to Improve Access Rights in the Region

By Lauren Zelin on April 19, 2013
Location: GUADALAJARA, MEXICO

Fourteen Latin American and Caribbean countries adopted an ambitious Plan of Action to improve access rights in the region, including access to information, public participation, and access to justice.

A Seven-Country Assessment of National Capacities to Track Forest Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Removal

September, 2012

Forest carbon monitoring systems are necessary for tracking the effectiveness of national forest policies aiming to mitigate GHG emissions. This issue brief highlights the broad, fundamental technical capacity needs for forest carbon monitoring based on an assessment of current capacity gaps in seven countries.

RELEASE: New Traffic Safety Guidelines Can Save Lives on Bus Corridors Worldwide

May 30, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON

EMBARQ releases most comprehensive research on traffic safety to cut down on the 1.2 million global traffic deaths each year

Measurement and Performance Tracking in Developing Countries

Building the capacity of developing countries to track progress towards meeting domestic climate, energy, and development goals.

Low-Carbon Development in Emerging Economies

Working with nations to achieve the twin goals of robust economic growth and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Global Well-Being: Rooted in the World's Forests

By Jonathan Lash and Nigel Sizer on April 26, 2011

This piece originally appeared in the Washington Post Environmental Leadership supplement on April 20, 2011, and is reposted with permission.

Reefs at Risk in the Atlantic/Caribbean

February 18, 2011

More than 75 percent of the coral reefs in the Atlantic region are at risk from local threats (i.e., coastal development, overfishing/destructive fishing, marine-based pollution, and/or watershed-base

MEDIA ADVISORY: CTS-Brasil, Challenge Bibendum Unite Latin American Mayors to Advance Sustainable Urban Transport

November 23, 2009

Small Companies, Big Impacts

By Maggie Barron on October 19, 2009

The New Ventures directors answer questions about what small, sustainable companies can do to boost local economies and protect the environment.

Tropical Americas (Reefs at Risk Regional Map)

September 25, 2008

About 9 percent of the world’s mapped reefs are found in this region, most of which are located along the Central American coast and off the Caribbean islands.

New Ventures

New Ventures supports business solutions to the challenges of sustainable development by accelerating the growth of environmental enterprise in emerging markets.