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Several Latin American countries lead the list of nations in the world that have most actively legislated to protect the environment
In some Latin American countries, attacking nature is a crime whereas others promote the buying and selling of gases that destroy the atmosphere. They are different means to the same end: to address inevitable climate change, which is already being felt throughout the region, whether in the form of extreme weather, such as twin storms, or less perceptibly, such as rising sea levels.
Fortunately, Latin America, along with Africa, is the region in the world that has most actively passed laws to prevent or mitigate atmospheric change, according to a global report on legislative advances.
Of particular note is Bolivia, which adopted the Framework Law on Mother Earth, and Costa Rica, which recently gave the green light to one of the world’s most ambitious climate laws and has promoted carbon emissions trading as a strategy for becoming carbon neutral by the next decade.
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