1. State of the Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean
Challenges for sustainability
Intersessional meeting – Forum of Ministers of Environment
Bogota, 11 October 2017

2. From May 2015 to April 2017 a team of over 120 experts from Latin America and the Caribbean conducted a regional Assessment of the state and trends of the environment

3. Latin America and the Caribbean continue to face significant environmental challenges, including the rapid loss of natural ecosystems, widespread pollution, and unsustainable patterns of consumption and production.

4. Poverty, inequality and the huge gaps between urban and rural communities still are a major issue in Latin America and the Caribbean

13. Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development
1) Protection and restoration of ecosystems and their biological diversity
2) Water resources management
3) Climate change
4) Vulnerability, human settlements and sustainable cities
5) Social issues, including health, inequity and poverty
6) Economic issues
7) Governance and institutional arrangements

14. Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean

15. Regional and subregional organisations

16. Examples of incentives to electric mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean

17. Natural capital and sustainability: a key factor for the region´s development

18. Thanks!
State of the Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean: challenges for sustainability.
Intersessional meeting – Forum of Ministers of Environment
Bogota, 11 October 2017 .