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    Latin America Energy Access fisheries
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 19, 2020

    How to Use Forests to Fend Off a Water and Energy Crisis in Colombia

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    The Sumapaz Páramo landscape near Bogotá, Colombia.
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    June 3, 2014

    Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Transit-oriented development strategies can help urban areas develop sustainably, uniting land use, transport planning, and urban design to create more people-oriented cities. Pictured: Small businesses and pedestrians at a hub near Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Food
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 18, 2014

    Making Economic Valuation Count for Coastal Ecosystems in the Caribbean

    • Freshwater
    • coral reefs
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • Ocean
    People and economies across the Caribbean are dependent on coastal ecosystems—including coral reefs, mangroves, and beaches. These ecosystems provide critical habitat to commercial fisheries, attract tourists from around the world, and protect coastal communities and infrastructure. Photo Credit: Katina Rogers
    • Freshwater
    • coral reefs
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • Ocean
    Data
    September 25, 2008

    Tropical Americas (Reefs at Risk Regional Map)

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • coral reefs
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Shoreline Protection by Coral Reefs, Relative Reef Contribution - St. Lucia

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Shoreline Protection by Coral Reefs, Relative Reef Contribution - Tobago

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Shoreline Protected by Coral Reefs - St. Lucia

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • coral reefs
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • coral reefs
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Shoreline Protection by Coral Reefs - Tobago

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Land Vulnerable to Wave Induced Erosion and Storm Damage - St. Lucia

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Land Vulnerable to Wave Induced Erosion and Storm Damage - Tobago

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Coral Reefs - St. Lucia

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    Latin America
    Data
    June 11, 2008

    Coral Reefs - Tobago

    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics
    • Ocean
    • fisheries
    • Economics

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