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The Ocean
Why your kelp-based products could be bad news for biodiversity
Researchers are concerned that large-scale harvesting of kelp forests could have significant impacts, as they are an essential part of marine biodiversity.
Brazil
COVID-19 could shrink Latin America's GDP by almost 10% in 2020
Latin America and the Caribbean have seen over 100,000 deaths from coronavirus and accounts of 25% of global cases. The GDP loss for the region totals 9.4% in 2020.
COVID-19
Foreign investment is drying up thanks to COVID-19. But there may be a silver lining
Post-crisis winners will be governments that move quickly to attract foreign investors once economies reopen, rather than remain over-cautious.
Chile
Chile gets tough on sexual harassment in the streets
Chile joins Peru as the second country in Latin America where street sexual harassment has a legal definition making it a specific crime.
International Trade and Investment
The good news on pensions: sustainable equals profitable
It is a myth that socially responsible pension investments and decent returns are mutually exclusive.
Future of Energy
Chile is charging ahead with electric vehicles
To solve Santiago’s smog problem, Chile is rolling out electric scooters, cars and taxis, as well as lorries for use in the mining industry.
Ageing
To be fair or to be sustainable? That is the (retirement) question
Chile's pensions system is one of the most sustainable in the world, but it scores less highly on measures of adequacy. The government is proposing reforms to address this, and close the ...
Chile
Chile is the first country in the Americas to ban plastic bags
The country's senate has pased a bill to ban the use of plastic bags in stores.
Chile
These dogs are helping to replant Chile's forests
After wildfires ravaged the region, Chilean authorities needed a way to plant seeds in millions of acres of land -and they found a unique one in the form of 3 dogs.
Chile
Chile has created 5 national parks from donated land
Chilean president Michelle Bachelet has announced the major expansion of parklands that will preserve the rainforests and grasslands in the area.