Science Daily / Earth & Environment

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In the sun-soaked islands in the Caribbean, however, drought conditions can occur much more rapidly, with warning signs appearing too late for mediation strategies to limit agriculture losses or prevent stresses on infrastructure systems that provide clean water to communities.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The sustained loss of a once abundant species of sea urchin in the Caribbean could also result in the functional extinction of diverse coral species from the region's reefs, according to new research.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In the Americas and Caribbean region, we have been honored to initiate the following seven projects since early 2021, with established and new partners, to widen financial inclusion in Panama, Guatemala, Haiti, Paraguay, and the United States.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

To help us reach this goal, Whole Planet Foundation is launching a Call for Applications for implementing organizations working across Latin America and the Caribbean. Organizations that may apply include socially-focused Microfinance Institutions, social enterprises, nonprofit organizations, and cooperatives.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A new study suggests that ships may be spreading a deadly coral disease across Florida and the Caribbean. The findings could help establish testing and treatment methods to mitigate the risk of further disease spread.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JUNE 21, 2023

Caribbean seagrasses provide about $255 billion in services to society annually, including $88.3 billion in carbon storage, according to a new study.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2021

military bases in Afghanistan to The Bahamas, solar- and battery-powered microgrids have proven that they can provide a higher level of resilience, including during major disasters.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 17, 2023

The post Caribbean Investor Capital eyes $4.5 ImpactAlpha, July 17 – Poor grid infrastructure and fuel shortages are driving demand for off-grid solar in Haiti, where less than half the. million stake in Solengy for solar in Haiti appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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3BL Media

MAY 18, 2022

To learn more about Arcos Dorados’ ongoing ESG initiatives, visit the Social Impact and Sustainable Development Report: Latin America and the Caribbean 2021 available at www.recipeforthefuture.com. SOURCE: Arcos Dorados Holdings. About Arcos Dorados.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 24, 2023

million to invest in impact businesses in Central America and the Caribbean. million for impact businesses in Central America and the Caribbean appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, January 24 — Acceso Impact Fund has raised $4.5 The post Acceso Impact Fund raises $4.5

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 6, 2023

Researchers have discovered the first effective bacterial probiotic for treating and preventing stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), a mysterious ailment that has devastated Florida's coral reefs since 2014 and is rapidly spreading throughout the Caribbean.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 29, 2023

The post BlueOrchard secures $100 million to back underserved small enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, June 30 — Swiss impact investor BlueOrchard, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada and IDB Invest, is launching a private debt fund.

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Sustainable Development Network

OCTOBER 30, 2023

During this year's UNFCCC Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW), the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) organized a workshop titled, "Technological Pathways for Decarbonizing the Latin America and Caribbean Transport Sector."

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OCTOBER 6, 2019

The Youth Entrepreneurs Development Seminar was organized by SDSN Caribbean and the Institute for Sustainable Development of the University of the West Indies. Ltd that is working to stem violence and negative culture among young people in Jamaican communities The discussion was chaired by Dr. David Smith, Chair of SDSN Caribbean.

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3BL Media

MAY 1, 2024

JAMAICA, May 1, 2024 /3BL/ - Direct Relief this week announced a US$3 million grant to Jamaica as part of its ongoing commitment to bolstering resilience in the Caribbean region. Direct Relief has a long history of providing humanitarian assistance in Jamaica and across the Caribbean region.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The study sheds new light on the dynamics of these herbivores and their impact on the resilience of Caribbean coral reefs. A new study presents crucial findings on the feeding preferences of herbivorous fishes and the sea urchin Diadema antillarum in Little Cayman.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

APRIL 19, 2023

An example of this is the volcanic Lesser Antilles arc in the Caribbean. A research team recently developed models that simulated the occurrences in the Caribbean region during the Cretaceous, when a subduction event in the Eastern Pacific led to the formation of a new subduction zone in the Atlantic.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 29, 2020

29 – Acceso is acquiring Mexico City-based Exensio to boost the information flow to small farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean. Smallholder farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean make up roughly half of the region’s 130 million farmers; most lack access to basic agricultural information to enhance productivity.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The spinoff of the annual FLII in Mérida, Mexico, aims to advance solutions on issues from gender equality and economic inequality to migration and The post “Weaving systems” for impact investing in Central America and the Caribbean appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2022

Canada, Central America and the Caribbean, during Circularity 22 (May 17-19). This video is sponsored by Tetra Pak. John Davies, Vice President & Senior Analyst at GreenBiz, interviewed Jason Pelz, Vice President of Sustainability in the U.S., View archived videos from the conference here: [link]

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Sign up for ImpactAlpha Latin America to follow the people and money powering Latin America and the Caribbean’s impact economy. ImpactAlpha, Feb. The post Latin America’s impact ecosystem, built over decades, is primed for takeoff appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Originally published by HRgrapevine.com More than 160 years since the company was founded on the Caribbean island of Cuba, Bacardi is still family owned. Best known for its eponymous rum brand, today the Bacardi portfolio of premium spirits also includes Bombay Sapphire gin, Grey Goose vodka and Patrón tequila.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2021

Meet the early-stage company trialing a radical carbon removal technology on a Caribbean beach. Speaker: Kelly Erhart, Cofounder & Director of Business Development, Project Vesta This session was held at GreenBiz Group’s VERGE Net Zero, July 27-28, 2021. Learn more about the event here: [link]

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JUNE 25, 2016

On July 21, 2016, the Caribbean SDSN and it's host institution, the University of the West Indies (UWI), held a high-level, multi-stakeholder forum to discuss this question, with a focus on energy security in the region (SDGs 7 & 13). Kitts and Nevis. Minister Liburd shared an example from St.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Measuring the problem is often challenging for plastics, due to lack of data on where they come from and end up.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 5, 2015

Kitts-Nevis, speaking at the CARICOM (Caribbean Community) meeting held on June 18-19, 2015. Truer words have never been spoken; as of 2015 the Caribbean has some of the highest per capita energy costs in the world (see Table 1). Dr. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Most of the energy consumed comes from imported fossil fuels.

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Global Renewable News

JULY 20, 2023

During the European Union-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit of Heads of State and Government, the European Investment Bank (EIB) will announce the signature of several lo.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 4, 2023

COZUMEL, Mexico – The lights often start to twinkle on the horizon before the sun even rises on this Caribbean island. In the early months, cruise ships from Disney, Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian evaporated, the island’s waterfront became a ghost town, and the coral reefs got a break from snorkelling crowds.

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Global Renewable News

MAY 30, 2023

Today (May 30), the International Renewable.

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

MARCH 26, 2024

cauliformis, may benefit from increased frequency and magnitude of hurricanes to maintain genetic diversity and combat inbreeding, enhancing the resilience of Caribbean sponge communities to extreme storm events. Results show that populations of clonal marine species with low pelagic dispersion, such as A.

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Sustainable Development Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

On February 14, 2020, SDSN staff visited the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES) to attend the 5th Annual Conference on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The final panel provided a broad outlook on Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Sustainable Development Network

MAY 9, 2014

Energy, climate change adaptation, and issues related to the economies of countries in the region, are among the key areas of focus for the newly established Caribbean chapter of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Andrew, on Wednesday (May 7,) where it will be headquartered.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 8, 2024

ImpactAlpha, March 8 — New funds are emerging out of Latin America and the Caribbean as the region’s impact ecosystem comes together and. The post Atta impact-first venture fund targets “missing middle” social enterprise in Mesoamerica region appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Global Renewable News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Ormat Technologies, Inc. NYSE: ORA), a leading renewable energy company, announced today (Dec 6) at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) the signing of a groundbreaking 25-year Power.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Canada, Central America and Caribbean, Tetra Pak Ashley Elzinga, Director, Sustainability & Outreach, Foodservice Packaging Institute If you can't tune in live, please register and we will email you a link to access the webcast recording and resources, available to you on-demand after the live webcast.

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Global Renewable News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A new model of private sector participation will help boost the resilience of mass transport systems in Chile, with IFC, member of the World Bank Group in its first electric buses (e-buses) project gl.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

From September 1st to October 6th of this year, non-profit organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean that are focused on empowering micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) owned by women will have the opportunity to apply for access to funding that will allow them to expand the scope of their initiatives.

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