Biodiversity & ecosystems: towards a sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean

This video from the Inter-American Development Bank explores how Latin America and the Caribbean, home to 40% of the world’s biodiversity, can lead a new model of sustainable development. It calls for a shift from extractive industries to biodiversity-based innovation in which ecosystems are valued not only for their intrinsic worth but also as engines for inclusive economic growth. In this light, this region could be considered a “biodiversity superpower” by which collaboration is key to securing a just, prosperous, and sustainable future.