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 May 1, 2013 by Carolina Herrera
President Obama’s visit to Mexico this week will be the second time he meets with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in less than six months, highlighting the importance of the bilateral relationship between the two countries. During their first meeting...continued→
Posted April 11, 2013 by Carolina Herrera in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Mexican and U.S. environmental organizations have once more come together to help protect some of the most iconic sites in the Gulf of California. Eleven groups, including NRDC, submitted a citizens’ petition to the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation...continued→
Posted February 12, 2013 by Carolina Herrera
Many of us may show we care by giving chocolate, flowers and Valentine’s Day cards, but rainforest wildlife have far more colorful rituals that never cease to surprise and amaze. Over the past few years NRDC has partnered with the...continued→
Posted December 7, 2012 by Carolina Herrera
While climate negotiations drag on from year to year, some countries in Latin America are not waiting to start cutting their greenhouse gas emissions. Two countries setting a positive example for the international community are Costa Rica and the Dominican...continued→
Posted November 29, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Wondering where that brightly colored songbird that visited your yard during the summer disappeared to when the temperature dropped? Many songbirds and other migratory birds spend the cooler months in Latin America’s tropical rainforests, so preserving their winter habitat is...continued→
Posted November 16, 2012 by Carolina Herrera
The U.S. Latino vote in 2012 was rightly predicted to play a pivotal role, but that didn’t bring Latin America much closer to center stage during the election. While many Latino voters have a strong interest in U.S. policy toward...continued→
Posted September 15, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Highlighting the ongoing international concern about the HidroAysén mega-dam proposal, the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress approved a motion calling on Chile to protect fragile natural areas in Patagonia from transmission line development linked to the controversial project. Construction of a...continued→
Posted September 5, 2012 by Carolina Herrera
In a win for local citizens and civil society the company behind Los Pericúes, a new mega-resort project proposed near Mexico’s Cabo Pulmo National Park, retracted its environmental impact statement from the official evaluation process last week. When Rivera Desarrollos...continued→
Posted August 24, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Reviving the World's Oceans
Mexico’s Cabo Pulmo National Park may once more be under threat from a mega tourism resort. Barely two months since President Calderón announced the cancellation of the controversial Cabo Cortés tourism and residential development, a new company has proposed a...continued→
Posted June 20, 2012 by Carolina Herrera
The final Rio+20 negotiated text is out and it’s underwhelming to say the least, but there’s still time for world leaders to act and inspire us and themselves. The urgency could not be greater and so it is fitting that...continued→
Posted June 15, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Cabo Pulmo, a tiny town perched between the ocean and the desert in Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, is worlds away from bustling Rio de Janeiro in Brazil; but this small town has made the type of transformational commitment to sustainability...continued→
Posted June 8, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The verdict on the Cabo Cortés mega tourism project in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula is in: the Mexican Environment Secretariat (Semarnat) found the project proponent failed to meet key conditions and timeframes imposed on its environmental permits. The environmental community...continued→
Posted June 1, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Environmental Justice, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Mexico’s National Congress has given the Ministry of the Environment (SEMARNAT) just fifteen days to report back on actions surrounding the environmental impact approvals granted to the controversial Cabo Cortés mega-tourism project. The Congress also urged the Ministry to explore...continued→
Posted May 25, 2012 by Carolina Herrera in Living Sustainably, Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
It’s easy to see why the Spanish developer Hansa Urbana set its eyes on the Cabo Pulmo region of Baja California for a proposed tourism resort project known as Cabo Cortés. Unspoiled beaches stretch as far as the eye can...continued→
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→
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