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Actions towards carbon neutrality, positive conservation and sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean Our world is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis. We have lost more than 70% of wildlife in the last fifty years; with the current rate of deforestation, in less than a decade the Amazon will become a net emitter of greenhouse gases; rising sea levels threaten entire cities;Frequent natural disasters resulting from extreme weather events indiscriminately annihilate lives. Latin America and the Caribbean play a predominant role in mitigating this crisis, as they have the highest concentration of biodiversity on the planet, the main sources of fresh water, the Amazon biome, and an unquantifiable wealth of coral reefs, among others. Aware of this reality, Iv�n Duque proposes in these pages a roadmap for the countries of the region - with realistic, bankable, replicable, scalable and sustainable strategies - to join forces that allow solutions in the short, medium and long term. The stage of speeches and promises is over. Concrete actions are needed to save the planet and must be implemented now. SPANISH DESCRIPTION Acciones hacia la carbono-neutralidad, la conservaci�n positiva y la sostenibilidad en Am�rica Latina y el Caribe Nuestro mundo afronta una crisis ambiental sin precedentes. Hemos perdido m�s del 70 % de la vida silvestre en los �ltimos cincuenta a�os; con la tasa de deforestaci�n actual, en menos de una d�cada la Amazon�a se convertir� en un emisor neto de gases efecto invernadero; el aumento en los niveles del mar amenaza ciudades enteras; los frecuentes desastres naturales producto de los eventos clim�ticos extremos aniquilan vidas de manera indiscriminada. Am�rica Latina y el Caribe tienen un rol predominante en la mitigaci�n de esta crisis, al poseer la mayor concentraci�n de biodiversidad de todo el planeta, las principales fuentes de agua fresca, el bioma amaz�nico y una riqueza incuantificable de arrecifes coralinos, entre otros. Consciente de esta realidad, Iv�n Duque plantea en estas p�ginas una hoja de ruta para los pa�ses de la regi�n --con estrategias realistas, financiables, replicables, escalables y sostenibles--, para aunar esfuerzos que permitan soluciones a corto, mediano y largo plazo. La etapa de los discursos y las promesas ha terminado. Para salvar al planeta se necesitan acciones concretas y hay que implementarlas ahora.

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President of Colombia in the period 2018-2022. In the past, Iv�n Duque served as a senator of the Republic; head of the Culture, Creativity and Solidarity Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); advisor to the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, and senior advisor for Colombia on the IDB Board of Directors, among others. He is the author of more than 9 books, has been a columnist in several media outlets and a university professor. He has been recognized with the highest decorations in multiple countries, including the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Award, awarded by the prestigious International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF); the Woodrow Wilson Award for Global Public Service, and the 2022 Planetary Leadership Award, awarded by National Geographic. He is married to Mar�a Juliana Ruiz and they have 3 children: Luciana, Mat�as and Eloisa. Presidente de Colombia en el per�odo 2018-2022. En el pasado, Iv�n Duque se desempe�� como senador de la Rep�blica; jefe de la Divisi�n de Cultura, Creatividad y Solidaridad del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID); asesor del Departamento de Asuntos Pol�ticos de las Naciones Unidas, y consejero principal por Colombia en la Junta Directiva del BID, entre otros. Es autor de m�s de 9 libros, ha sido columnista en varios medios de comunicaci�n y profesor universitario. Ha sido reconocido con las m�s altas condecoraciones en m�ltiples pa�ses, incluidas el Premio Theodore Roosevelt a la Conservaci�n, otorgado por la prestigiosa International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF); el Premio Woodrow Wilson al Servicio P�blico Global, y el Premio al Liderazgo Planetario 2022, otorgado por National Geographic. Est� casado con Mar�a Juliana Ruiz y tienen 3 hijos: Luciana, Mat�as y Eloisa.

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