In a new post on the IDB Invest blog, the authors affirm that land restoration represents a major opportunity to boost the local economy and the development of surrounding communities, potenti...

During the 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83), held from 7-11th April 2025, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved a new marine fuel standard...

The Mexico City government (CDMX) has announced the implementation of new Green Tax, which will apply to companies that produce more than one ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually. This tax aim...

According to statements by the Executive Secretary of Brazil's Ministry of Finance, a new 125 billion dollars fund aimed at protecting tropical forests would be launched during the next COP30 ...

The Brazilian National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) have announced the launch of a public consultation on scenarios...

The President Donald Trump signed actions on the first day of his second term to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement, an international climate change treaty signed in 2015in whic...

The World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) has provided Chile with a 5.1 million dollars loan to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). This...

IDB Invest has announced a 15-million-dollar investment in the Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital Latin America Fund II (Sub-Fund II), which aims to promote inclusive and sustainable deve...

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enacted the law that regulates the carbon market in Brazil, establishing rules for greenhouse gas emissions. The law was published on December 12 and its pr...