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Eye On Latin America

Latin American Sustainable Development news & analysis

Tag: Pacific

Our global plastic crisis just hit small Honduras hard

Posted on October 24, 2017October 26, 2017 by gilesconstantine

A mass of plastic pollution in the seas around the Caribbean coast of Honduras has helped to highlight the serious problem of plastic waste in previously pristine areas.

Chile wants to lead the world in caring for our oceans

Posted on October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

The fate of our oceans, and the livelihoods that depend on them, lies squarely in our hands. Latin America, with Chile as a would-be standard bearer, can lead the way.

Chile plans innovative hydroelectric power plant in world’s driest desert

Posted on January 7, 2016October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Plans to build a large hydroelectricity complex in the middle of the Atacama Desert have caught the attention of many, but Chile is one of the best-placed countries in the world for highly innovative energy projects of this kind.

Latin America ‘better prepared for El Niño’

Posted on November 23, 2015October 19, 2017 by gilesconstantine

Experts believe that the current El Niño event – already among the strongest ever recorded – will reach its peak soon. But authorities across the region are confident they are as prepared as ever for the consequences.

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