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Report reveals how environmental crime profits in the Amazon are laundered

A new report by the FACT Coalition found that many investigations into environmental crimes do not follow the money. Of the 230 cases analyzed, 76% involved the use of front and shell companies, likely due to flaws in the anti-money laundering systems of foreign countries, researchers said.

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Biodiversity credit to protect and restore nature

I am writing from Cali, Colombia, where COP16, the UN Biodiversity Conference, is taking place. Among the various goals of those here to advocate for nature, one significant milestone has been achieved: the launch, this past Monday, of the Framework for the International Advisory Panel

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Biodiversity credits now have a global standard for high integrity

This Monday (28th), the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB), composed of 25 organizations and experts from various countries, will present a global framework at COP16, the UN Biodiversity Conference. This framework provides guidelines to ensure the integrity of biodiversity preservation and restoration projects.

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IAPB launches Biodiversity Credit Markets Framework at COP16

CALI, Colombia: The International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB) today launched its Framework for high integrity biodiversity credit markets. The Framework lays the foundation for how biodiversity credits, a financing mechanism, can be harnessed to drive much needed investment towards the conservation and restoration

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Brazil takes center stage in G20, advancing social issues

Under Brazil’s presidency, the social agenda of the G20 has gained significant focus this year, with proposals addressing three key priorities of the country’s leadership: poverty alleviation, reform of global governance, and sustainable development. Participation from organizations extended beyond engagement groups, with formal contributions made

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Homicides in Messi’s hometown fall to the lowest level in a decade

Homicides in the metropolitan area with Argentina’s highest crime rate have decreased this year as local police presence has increased and President Javier Milei implements a crackdown on crime to fulfill one of his main campaign promises. Homicides in the city of Rosario, an agricultural

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From deliberation to implementation: in New York, Igarapé Institute reinforces the need to strengthen global cooperation and include environment in global climate and development agendas

Discussions, platforms, and agreements established during Climate Week must be connected to future global milestones, including the G20 and COP30 in Brazil Rio de Janeiro, October 3, 2024 – As it happens every year, New York once again hosted Heads of State, diplomats, experts, private

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Gang Violence Is Moving to the Amazon’s Fast-Growing Cities

This is the second article in a series on the challenges and opportunities of the urban Amazon. Read the first one here. Framed by an elegant riverside promenade and a modest skyline with streets enviably free of gridlock, Macapá is that rare major Brazilian city with

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State weakness could hamper US bid to stem Amazon organized crime

BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO Aug 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new U.S.-backed initiative to disrupt illicit financial flows from nature crimes such as illegal logging and mining in the Amazon rainforest has been welcomed by security experts, but the effort could be hampered by lawlessness

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Eder logra trazar su visión de centro para la seguridad desde Cali

Alejandro Eder llegó a la Alcaldía de Cali con la promesa trabajar por la seguridad. La propuesta que presentó en campaña tenía una visión integral, más allá de la mano dura o el “azote a los bandidos”. Eder se propuso una estrategia de seguridad equilibrada,

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Las tendencias que revelan las tasas de homicidios en América Latina

Las ciudades son un referente del progreso de las naciones. Cuando ellas prosperan, también lo hacen sus países. Y cuando son frágiles, es más probable que sus naciones sufran una amplia variedad de males, desde el deterioro de la calidad de vida hasta la disminución

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Guardianas del Amazonas 2: vivencias y herramientas desde el territorio

Colombia es un país rico en biodiversidad y con una historia marcada por conflictos, hoy se encuentra en una encrucijada crítica en la búsqueda de una paz duradera. En este contexto, las mujeres que lideran la defensa de los derechos humanos y la protección ambiental

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Bolivia: 2023 Record Deforestation Due to Environmental Crime

“Behind this destruction there are out-of-control forest fires, the expansion of the agricultural frontier, rampant gold mining, and the construction of airports and drug laboratories in the middle of natural parks and protected areas,” indicated the recent report The Plundered Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime

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The plight of Brazil’s indigenous groups worsens

Since PORTUGUESE colonisers first appeared, the story of indigenous Brazilians has been littered with horror. Disease and violence killed many after the conquest. Slavery on rubber plantations existed into the 20th century. Today wildcat miners, ranchers and loggers are the threat to the indigenous peoples of

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Confronting the Organized Crime Pandemic

RIO DE JANEIRO – Transnational organized crime is a paradox: ubiquitous yet invisible. While criminal tactics evolve rapidly, government-led responses are often static. When criminal networks are squeezed in one jurisdiction, they rapidly balloon in another. Although the problem concerns everyone, it is often considered

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Where are the world’s most homicidal cities in 2023?

May 2024 Recent findings from the Homicide Monitor demonstrate that Latin American and Caribbean cities exhibit persistently high homicide rates compared to other regions.   Cities are powerful indicators of the progress of nations. When cities prosper, so do the prospects of countries. When they

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Guns and weapons trafficked from US fueling Haiti gang violence

As Haiti has again plunged into violent chaos, images of gang members bearing high-powered rifles, pump-action shotguns or automatic weapons in the streets of Port-au-Prince have become ubiquitous. But this weaponry is not made in Haiti, a country with no firearms or ammunition manufacturing capabilities. It is

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