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T1 Sustainable Development in Practice: Applying an Integrated Approach in Latin America and the Caribbean - Policy Note
T2 Desarrollo sostenible en la práctica: la aplicación de un enfoque integrado en América Latina y el Caribe – Nota de política
T2 Desenvolvimento Sustentável na Prática: Aplicando um Enfoque Integrado na América Latina e no Caribe
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 sustainable development
K1 environmental indicator
K1 Latin America and the Caribbean
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/26557
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/26557
NO This policy note provides a high-level summary of the implementation of sustainable development initiatives within Latin America and the Caribbean. Based on an exhaustive review of twenty-eight experiences, the document examines how applying an integrated approach across economic, social, and environmental dimensions helps advance the Sustainable Development Goals. The scope encompasses regional challenges, such as building stakeholder trust and overcoming sectoral silos, alongside practical guidelines to weave partnership networks, innovate for financial sustainability, and generate information for decision-making. Key findings indicate that long-term processes lasting nine to ten years successfully maximize synergies by using the environment as an entry point to catalyze health, quality of life, and economic resilience across multiple sectors.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026