Rosa Elena Simeón Negrín was the Minister of Science,Technology and Environment of Cuba. Her role in government includes raising awareness of environmental issues amongst Cubans.
The flora of Belize is highly diverse by regional standards,given the country's small geographical extent. Situated on the Caribbean coast of northern Central America the flora and vegetation have been intimately intertwined with Belize's history. The nation itself grew out of British timber extraction activities from the 17th century onwards,at first for logwood and later for mahogany,fondly called "red gold" because of its high cost and was much sought after by European aristocracy. Central America generally is thought to have gained much of it characteristic flora during the "Great American interchange" during which time South American elements migrated north after the geological closure of the isthmus of Panama. Few Amazonian elements penetrate as far north as Belize and in species composition the forests of Belize are most similar to the forests of the Petén (Guatemala) and the Yucatán (Mexico).
Emilio Ballado Alvarado was a Mexican boxer who represented his native country in the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Almost all of Uruguay has a humid subtropical climate. It is fairly uniform nationwide,since the country is located entirely within the temperate zone. Seasonal variations do exist,but extremes in temperature are rare. As would be expected by its abundance of water,high humidity and fog are common. The absence of mountains and other weather barriers makes all locations vulnerable to high winds and rapid changes in weather as fronts or storms sweep across the country.
The water resources management system in Uruguay has been influenced by the general sense of water as an abundant resource in the country. Average annual rainfall is 1,182 mm,representing a contribution of 210 km3 annually throughout its territory. In 2002,the per capita renewable water resources was 41,065 cubic meters,way above the world average 8,467 m3 in 2006. Uruguay also shares one of the largest groundwater reserves in the world,the Guarani Aquifer,with Brazil,Argentina,Paraguay. The Guarani aquifer covers 1,200,000 square kilometers and has a storage capacity of 40,000 km3.
The principal environmental issues in Peru are water pollution,soil erosion,pollution and deforestation. Although these issues are problematic and equally destructive,the Peruvian Environmental ministry has been developing regulation and laws to decrease the amount of pollution created in major cities and have been making policies in order to decrease the present deforestation rate in Peru.
Baseball was contested at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana,Cuba from 8 to 16 August 1982. All of the games were played at the Estadio Latinoamericano.
Gonzalo Castro de la Mata is a Peruvian ecologist and writer born in Lima,Peru. He is recognized as a global leader in the promotion of sustainability with emphasis on innovative free market solutions to environmental issues.
María Isabel Studer Noguez is Director of Alianza University of California-Mexico. She was Director for Strategic Initiatives for Latin America and Executive Director for Mexico and Northern Central America of The Nature Conservancy. She was Director General for International Economic Cooperation at the Mexican Agency for International Cooperation,where she launched the Partnership for Sustainability with the aim of engaging the private sector in developing public-private projects around the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. For almost a decade,she was a professor and researcher in international relations at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education,principally working as the director of the Instituto Global para la Sostenibilidad (IGS),formerly the Centro de Diálogo y Análysis sobre América del Norte (CEDAN). She began her academic career working in international relations and has held positions in both Mexico and the United States teaching,researching,advising and writing on topics related to international relations,especially in North America,business and environmental issues. Her publications include books,scholarly articles as well as articles and columns for various media.
Enrique Leff is a Mexican economist,environmental sociologist and environmentalist. He has written 25 books and 180 articles on political ecology,environmental sociology,environmental economics,environmental epistemology and environmental education. He is regarded as one of the key environmental thinkers in Latin America.
Environmental cleanup laws govern the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil,sediment,surface water,or ground water. Unlike pollution control laws,cleanup laws are designed to respond after-the-fact to environmental contamination,and consequently must often define not only the necessary response actions,but also the parties who may be responsible for undertaking such actions. Regulatory requirements may include rules for emergency response,liability allocation,site assessment,remedial investigation,feasibility studies,remedial action,post-remedial monitoring,and site reuse.
The Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean is a body that meets under the United Nations Environment Programme to discuss environmental issues and priorities within the region.
Climate Action Network Latin America is a Latin American climate justice organisation. Founded in 2009 and based in Buenos Aires,it is the regional network of the Climate Action Network and considered a "node" helping to collaborate in the Latin American and Caribbean region. It links over 30 non-governmental organisations,which are engaged in climate justice issues and active against climate change.
The Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development of Argentina was a ministry of the national executive power that oversaw the government's policy on environmental issues and promotes sustainable development.
The Climate Change and Energy Transition Act,officially Law 7/2021,of 20 May,on climate change and energy transition is a Spanish law which received Royal Assent on 20 May 2021,and came into force on 22 May 2021. Its aim is to ensure Spain's compliance with the goals of the Paris Agreement. The law was passed by both chambers of the Cortes Generales and enacted by King Felipe VI.
Francisco Vera is a climate change activist from Colombia. He has received numerous death threats because of his activism. President Ivan Duque of Colombia has promised the government will find the 'bandits' behind Twitter messages threatening Francisco.
Climate change in Uruguay describes the effects of climate change in Uruguay. As the result of global temperature increases,Uruguay is expected to have temperature increases of 3 °C by about 2100 and there is expected increases in precipitation. Increases of climate rain in Uruguay and Argentina during 2018 was estimated by the World Meteorological organization to have caused $2.5 billion in damage.
Erika Podest Cardoze is a Panamanian earth scientist who works at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). She held an early interest in ecological systems and technological research,going on to earn degrees in engineering and environmental fields. Joining JPL after earning a Ph.D.,she has worked on multiple NASA projects,particularly those involving satellite launches and observations of Earth's ecosystems through satellite imagery,including the Soil Moisture Active Passive and NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites. She has also spent significant time giving conferences and science presentations in Panama and elsewhere in order to increase the amount of children who choose to pursue scientific study.
Anupama Rajaraman is a senior official in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),holding the position of Mission Director in Colombia. She is currently USAID's Mission Director in Guatemala.
