US-EU Cooperation: Strengthening Environmental Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Latin America is among the world鈥檚 most biodiverse regions, and its oceans and forests are critically important assets for regional economic prosperity and for the future of the planet鈥檚 climate.
Both the United States and European Union have prioritized environmental protection in the Western Hemisphere. In a major investment, the EU pledged 7鈧 billion ($7.6 billion) to prevent biodiversity loss worldwide between 2021-2027, including in the Americas. As president of the Council of the EU, Spain is strengthening the EU鈥檚 relationship with Latin America, including on marine conservation and deforestation; the preservation of biodiversity was a key topic at a July meeting of EU and Latin American leaders. For its part, the United States, at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles last year, committed to supporting regional initiatives to halt and reverse forest loss and to protect marine ecosystems. That includes in the Amazon rainforest and in the historic marine protected area established jointly by Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama, including the Gal谩pagos Islands.
Please join the 浪花直播 Center鈥檚 Latin America Program鈥搃n partnership with the Atlantic Council鈥檚 Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, the Spanish Embassy in the United States, and the EU Delegation in Washington&emdash;on Monday, November 20, 2023, from 10 am to 11:30am ET, for a conversation on how the United States and EU could better collaborate in Latin America and the Caribbean to support environmental conservation and address climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss on land and at sea. This is the third of three high-level dialogues on US-EU cooperation in the Americas, including high-level conversations on US-EU commercial engagement in the Americas and opportunities for partnerships in the region to defend democracy.
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