Growing up in Panama and with roots in Bolivia, I’ve always been interested in identifying ways for Latin America to achieve its development goals while still protecting the region’s incredible biodiversity, wild places and local communities. Before coming to NRDC I worked as an energy policy researcher for a Japanese energy company where I realized how critical it is for Latin America and other regions to make the right policy and natural resource use choices. More recently, I completed a Masters in Global Environmental Policy from American University where I focused on clean energy and sustainable development.
Posted April 16, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
A new study on good practices for coastal tourism in Mexico helps illustrate that the massive Cabo Cortés resort proposed near Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park is the wrong type of project for the region. The report by the Center...continued→
Posted April 13, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Thirty-two of the Western Hemisphere's leaders are gathered in the seaside city of Cartagena, Colombia for the Sixth Summit of the Americas during which they’ll participate in two days of intense discussions on fostering regional collaboration. Top on the agenda...continued→
Posted February 24, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
We can now add Mexico’s Senate to the list of entities scrutinizing the proposed Cabo Cortés mega-tourism complex. The head of Mexico’s Environment Ministry, Juan Rafael Elvira, has been called to appear before the Senate and will have to answer...continued→
Posted February 23, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Mexico takes action against climate change. Now, who’s next? Mexico is emerging as a regional leader in Latin America in the fight against climate change with two new initiatives to cut greenhouse gas pollutants and promote clean energy. By reducing...continued→
Posted February 16, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Environment ministers from 31 Latin American and Caribbean countries meeting in Quito, Ecuador highlighted the importance of renewing high-level political will on sustainable development at the Rio+20 Earth Summit this June. Latin America is in a position to start the transition...continued→
Posted February 13, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Through our member-supported Revive a Rainforest project in Costa Rica, we’re helping to keep the Osa Peninsula wild! Here’s a guest blog from our partners on the ground about how restoring forest diversity strengthens at risk habitat for some of...continued→
Posted February 8, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Mexico marked 2012’s World Wetlands Day by announcing four new Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance. Yet meanwhile, Mexico’s Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park – a key Ramsar and World Heritage site– remains under threat. The addition of the four new...continued→
Posted December 21, 2011 by Carolina Herrera in Green Enterprise
How does 15,000 new gifts for the holidays sound? Much like great holiday gifts, the approximately 15,000 new species discovered around the world every year can be surprising, extraordinary and sometimes down-right odd (like this a crab that grows its...continued→
Posted November 11, 2011 by Carolina Herrera in Environmental Justice, Living Sustainably, Reviving the World's Oceans, Solving Global Warming
The first of November, more than 600 national governments, NGOs, international agencies and other interested parties submitted their contributions to what will be the first negotiating text for the Rio+20 Earth Summit. Once the United Nations has reviewed and synthesized...continued→
Posted September 27, 2011 by Carolina Herrera in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Photo credit: CONANP-SEMARNAT Nine vaquita marinas – one of the world’s smallest and rarest marine mammals- were sighted last week by a team from Mexico’s Environmental Secretariat in the Upper Gulf of California, the species’ only home. With only as few...continued→
Posted August 17, 2011 by Carolina Herrera in Environmental Justice, Living Sustainably, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming
Supporters of a controversial international airport proposed near Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula recently defended their project before the Legislative Assembly’s Environmental Commission. According to the Costa Rican civil aviation agency, the airport would incorporate technologies and practices that would make...continued→
Posted July 25, 2011 by Carolina Herrera in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Photo Credit: Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs It wouldn’t be Rio if there wasn’t a party. The Municipality of Rio de Janeiro announced that this year the city’s famous New Year’s celebration will focus on sustainability and highlight the Rio...continued→
Posted June 6, 2011 by Carolina Herrera in Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming
A year from now, in early June 2012, all eyes will be on Latin America when world leaders will convene in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Rio+20 Earth Summit. This is an opportunity for Latin American governments, as well...continued→
Posted May 26, 2011 by Carolina Herrera in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Last week Costa Rica’s President Laura Chinchilla was awarded the Peter Benchley Ocean Award for Excellence in National Stewardship of the Ocean for her role in expanding protections for Cocos Island National Park in the Pacific Ocean. Hopefully Costa Rica’s...continued→
Posted October 15, 2010 by Carolina Herrera in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, Solving Global Warming
Thanks to the support of our members, NRDC’s Revive a Rainforest project in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula - one of the wildest places on earth - has gotten off to a very successful start! Over the past several months our...continued→
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