Brazilian pulp and paper company Suzano plans to put $70 million in its first venture capital fund to provide financing to start-ups. The fund intends to acquire minority stakes of 10% to 40%...

The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) of Brazil, has launched a public selection process...

In March 2022, Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) launched a public call for the acquisition of carbon credits, inviting participation in a selective process to...

Panama is in the process of structuring the design and implementation of the Panamanian Carbon Exchange, a trading system through which a country, company or entity can buy or sell carbon cred...

Brazil's Minister of the Environment, Joaquim Leite, announced that the federal government is preparing to create a national regulated market for carbon credits, in order to be able to export ...

A recent IDB study concludes that for Latin America and the Caribbean to reach the Paris Agreement targets, it would need to redirect between 7% and 19% of GDP (up to $1.3 trillion) of public ...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) financed a record $4.5 billion in climate change-related activities, according to the IDB's 2021 Sustainability Report. These resources, which repres...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and its private sector arm, IDB Invest, reported Wednesday that they achieved a record of nearly $23.4 billion in new financing approvals, commitments...

The municipality of Maricá, east of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, approved a new law at the end of 2021 that establishes a new tax regime for environmental protection initiatives, such as so-called ...