ABSTRACT
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is exceptionally biodiverse. It contains about half of the world's remaining tropical forests, nearly one-fifth of its coastal habitats, and some of its most productive agricultural and marine areas. But agriculture, fishing and other human activities linked to rapid population and economic growth increasingly threaten that biodiversity. This chapter presents the lists of major institutional actors in LAC biodiversity conservation in different categories. RedLAC, the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds, is a regional network of national environmental trust funds and other organizations. It explains the mobilize funds for biodiversity conservation and provide crucial information for conservation funders to evaluate what others have done. With funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, RedLAC administers the Ecofunds Database, which provides users with information on environmental investments in the region, including information on individual grants, funders, and implementers.
