RCE CUENCA DEL PLATA
Region: The Americas
Country: Argentina
About Us
Description of RCE Cuenca del Plata
The RCE Cuenca del Plata seeks to become a regional leading platform to foster ESD and sustainability along with governments, private sector, academia, civil society and communities to advance the achievement of SDGs through stakeholder management, training, research and extension programs.
Description of Region
The Cuenca del Plata (Río de la Plata Basin) region is a vast extension that covers an important area at the south of South America. It features internationally recognized landmarks such as the Iguazú Falls in Misiones province, the famous Iberá wetlands, in Corrientes Province; the mighty Paraná River, the Paraguay, the Uruguay Rivers and the Río de la Plata rivers. The Cuenca del Plata Basin encompasses a wide range of environments, ecosystems, biomes and landscapes. It covers tropical jungles and massive wetlands in the north, gallery forests, grasslands and xerophile woods along the centre and western/eastern borders of the Mesopotamian region including deltas of world importance, as well as the Pampas: the vast prairies around its south and western borders within the Buenos Aires province.Its biodiversity is remarkable, with thousands of species of native flora and fauna between mammals, amphibians, reptiles and including almost twice the species of birds in Europe. In terms of water availability, the Cuenca del Plata basin is one of the richest on the planet, including the great Guarani Aquifer System, the 5th largest in the world. It is home to 100 million people.
Goals and Objectives
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To develop networking among regional key organizations
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To create environmental awareness within communities
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To support, design and monitor programs and projects that promote social environmental awareness, conservation of nature, social economy, clean production processes and low impact practices
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To develop a clear vision of sustainability for the region
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To create resources and human capital towards sustainability at local governments in the region
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To strive for excellence in training and supporting regional approaches to sustainability
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To provide training to key actors to work towards sustainability challenges in the region
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To develop information systems and fair working conditions among institutions
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To carry out and coordinate strategic research efforts regarding local and regional challenges and combine the results into publications and online databases
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To identify potential new valuable/strategic member organizations to strengthen RCE Cuenca del Plata across the region bringing the platform closer to people and the territory
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To articulate with international, national, regional and local institutions and organizations to advance synergistic approaches towards SDG through education and strategic actions
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To establish academic observatories to guide improvements related to ESD and SDG goals and targets
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Organization Hosting RCE Secretariat:
Protágonos Civil Association
Contact Us
Connect With Us
Main Contact
Diego Adamson
director@rcecuencadelplata.org
Secondary Contact
Gabriel Boero
coordinacion.nea@rcecuencadelplata.org