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Costa Rica and World Bank Pioneer Marine Environmental Payments to Protect Mangroves and Coastal Livelihoods
"The initiative extends the country’s results-based finance mechanisms from terrestrial to coastal and marine ecosystems."
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- Energy, Environment
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- Latin America
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Argentinian Agtech Calice Raises $2.5 Million Seed Round
Calice will use the funds to expand in Brazil and the US and to launch new products.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Latin America
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Circular Brain Raises $3.5 Million to Expand E-Waste Platform in Latin America
"Circular Brain connects collection centers, transporters, dismantlers, and recyclers to help electronics manufacturers meet Brazil’s waste compliance laws using traceable, certified credits."
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- WASH
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- Latin America
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- climate change, partnerships, recycling, waste
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Ripple Launches Second Blockchain Pilot in Colombia to Empower Smallholder Farmers
Ripple’s new Colombia pilot uses XRP Ledger for traceability and microfinance, targeting 300 smallholder farmers producing panela.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Latin America
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Mombak Secures $30 Million In Series A Funding To Scale Up CDR Operations
Brazilian startup Mombak has secured $30 million in Series A funding to scale up its carbon removal operations centered around reforestation.
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- Environment
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- Latin America
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Press Release: IFC Announces US $30 Million Investment in Fund Managed by Beel Infrastructure Partners to Enhance Mexico’s Infrastructure, Energy and Real Asset Sectors
"Through this investment, IFC aims to increase access to finance for infrastructure projects and support the deepening of capital markets by promoting an underdeveloped asset class in Mexico."
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- Environment
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- Latin America
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Analysis: Why South-East Asia Must Lead the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
"NTDs disproportionately affect the poorest communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where they lock people in cycles of poverty by hindering physical and cognitive development, reducing school attendance and limiting economic productivity."
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- Health Care
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- Latin America
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Brazil Targets $2 Billion in Sustainable Finance to Restore 1 Million Hectares of Degraded Land
The auction, built around a blended finance model, will use public capital to attract and de-risk private investment.
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- Environment
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- Latin America