Global
One Ocean
One Ocean

Three local stories, one global effort to restore and protect our seas

Guatemala
Chocolate is my business
Chocolate is my business

Strengthening livelihoods and climate-resilient ecosystems in Guatemala

Global
UNDP welcomes new Administrator
UNDP welcomes new Administrator

Achim Steiner takes office as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme

Paraguay
A Revised Law Sparks New Hope for Restoring Paraguay’s Biodiversity
A Revised Law Sparks New Hope for Restoring Paraguay’s Biodiversity

Paraguay has consistently had one of the world’s highest rates of deforestation and today only 10 per cent of the country’s primary forests remain.

Global
Waves of action
Waves of action

Community solutions, sustainable ocean

Global
10 things you can do to save our ocean
10 things you can do to save our ocean

Our ocean is life. It gives us food to eat, fresh water to drink, and jobs to make a living. It protects us from the worst effects of climate change. But humanity hasn’t been too kind to our ocean.

Global
Why we need to save our ocean now—not later | José Troya
Why we need to save our ocean now—not later | José Troya

Government commitments are crucial now. They range from sustainably managing marine and coastal ecosystems to effectively regulating harvesting and end overfishing or unregulated fishing.

Colombia
The return of the lost wetlands in Colombia
The return of the lost wetlands in Colombia

A strategy to mitigate and adapt to climate change

Peru
The guardians of the lung of the world
The guardians of the lung of the world

An indigenous response to climate change.

Latinamerica and the Caribbean
Social and economic costs of Zika can reach up to US$ 18 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean
Social and economic costs of Zika can reach up to US$ 18 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean

The epidemic will have a long-term impact, disproportionately affecting the poorest and most vulnerable communities, and could contribute to widening inequalities in the region.

Latin America and the Caribbean
Amidst progress, extreme poverty and exclusion among some groups persist in Latin America and the Caribbean, Report finds
Amidst progress, extreme poverty and exclusion among some groups persist in Latin America and the Caribbean, Report finds

A quarter-century of impressive human development gains in Latin America and the Caribbean masks slow and uneven progress for certain disadvantaged groups.