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Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is exceptionally biodiverse. It contains about half of the world’s remaining tropical forests, nearly one-fifth of its coastal habitats, and some of its most productive agricultural and marine areas. But agriculture, fishing and other human activities linked to rapid population and economic growth increasingly threaten that biodiversity. Moreover, poverty, weak regulatory capacity, and limited political will hamper conservation. 

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AbstractPayments for Ecosystem Services (PES) provide conditional incentives for forest conservation. PES short-term effects on deforestation are well-documented, but we know less about program effectiveness when participation is sustained over time. Here, we assess the impact of consecutive renewals of PES contracts on deforestation and forest degradation in three municipalities of the Selva Lacandona (Chiapas, Mexico).

This report presents the results of applying the qualitative protocols of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) in La Montañita, Caquetá, Colombia, with women’s associative groups in livestock farming. The research explores how participatory approaches can integrate women’s empowerment and promote gender equality in developing climate-resilient, low-emission food systems. It specifically examines the role of women’s organizations in the livestock sector and the structural barriers to their collective empowerment.

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