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Thoughts from Latin Americaand the Caribbean Thank you for your interest inthis ECLAC publication Please register if you would like to receive information on our editorialproducts and activities. When you register, you may specify your particularareas of interest and you will gain access to our products in other formats. Click on the link below for our social networks andother channels for accessing our publications: https://bit.ly/m/CEPAL Biodiversityanddevelopment Thoughts from Latin Americaand the Caribbean José Manuel Salazar-XirinachsExecutive Secretary Javier Medina VásquezDeputy Executive Secretary a.i. Martín AbelesChief, Natural Resources Division Ángela PenagosOfficer-in-Charge, ECLAC office in Bogotá Carlos de MiguelChief, Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division Sally ShawChief, Documents and Publications Division This document was prepared by the following individuals at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC):Marcia Tambutti and Rayén Quiroga, of the Natural Resources Division; Santiago Lorenzo, of the Sustainable Development and HumanSettlements Division and José Javier Gomez, formerly of the same Division; and Victor Alvarado, Santiago Granados, Camilo Quesadaand Naja Vargas Noriega, consultants. The preparation of the publication was supervised by Martín Abeles, Chief of the Natural ResourcesDivision of ECLAC; Carlos de Miguel, Chief of the Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division of ECLAC; and Ángela Penagos,Officer-in-Charge of the ECLAC office in Bogotá. The following ECLAC consultants also contributed to the preparation of the document: Francisco Aguayo, Alan González, Ana CitlalicGonzález Martínez and Jonathan Ryan. The United Nations and the countries it represents assume no responsibility for the content of links to external sites in this publication. Mention of any firm names and commercial products or services does not imply endorsement by the United Nations or the countriesit represents. This publication received financial support from the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France. United Nations publicationLC/TS.2024/95Distribution: LCopyright © United Nations, 2025All rights reservedPrinted at United Nations, SantiagoS.2500098[E] This publication should be cited as: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (2024).Biodiversity and development: thoughtsfrom Latin America and the Caribbean(LC/TS.2024/95). Applications for authorization to reproduce this work in whole or in part should be sent to the Economic Commission for Latin America andtheCaribbean (ECLAC), Documents and Publications Division, publicaciones.cepal@un.org. Member States and their governmental institutionsmay reproduce this work without prior authorization, but are requested to mention the source and to inform ECLAC of such reproduction. Contents Foreword...........................................................................................................................................................................................5Introduction....................................................................................................................................................................................71.The Latin American and Caribbean region is endowed with a rich naturalheritage that, in addition to helping regulate the planet’s climate, supportsa vast number of livelihoods. Its deterioration not only jeopardizesenvironmental sustainability, but also entails the depletion of an assetthat is essential for economic and social development............................................................................ 9Biodiversity is essential for life........................................................................................................................................................................................... 10The risks of natural heritage deterioration.............................................................................................................................................................12Towards a sustainable biodiversity management model.......................................................................................................................132.Latin America and the Caribbean has the opportunity to transformits development model through new consumption and productionpractices that boost key sectors and, at the same time, preserveand recover its valuable natural heritage...........................................................................................................15A development model that depletes the natural riches of Latin Americaand the Caribbean and deepens development traps................................................................................................................................16A natural resource-intensive economy with poor performance in growth,sustainability and reducing inequality.........