Quality infrastructure for biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean

Abstract

Venezuela, Central American countries and Caribbean countries are the places where biodiversity conservation is the most relevant, and where, at the same time, quality infrastructure (QI) is the least developed. These countries should be considered as a priority for developing and strengthening QI related to biodiversity. This has been the starting point for this study, which addresses international and national policy related to biodiversity, identifies the coverage of QI services for biodiversity in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean and propose recommendations on areas that could be further developed to support the fight against biodiversity loss. It was carried out within the scope of the regional cooperation project “Regional quality infrastructure fund for biodiversity and climate protection in Latin America and the Caribbean”. This project aims to improve the QI services which serve the protection of biodiversity and of the climate in LAC countries through a fund-type structure.