EL POTENCIAL DE LOS EMPLEOS VERDES EN LAC

The document examines the potential for creating approximately 15 million green jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2030, particularly in the energy, forestry, transport, and ecosystem restoration sectors. It highlights the challenge of high labor informality, which hinders the establishment of 'decent' green employment. Through case studies in Colombia (Amazonian bioeconomy and tourism) and Chile (agroecology in Coquimbo), the brief argues for the need to institutionalize green job definitions, improve statistical data, and provide targeted financial and technical support to rural organizations and women entrepreneurs to ensure a just transition.

• Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has the potential to create roughly 15 million green jobs by 2030, specifically within the energy, forestry, transport, and ecosystem restoration sectors.
• High levels of labor informality in LAC act as a significant barrier to the establishment of green jobs, as green jobs must meet 'decent work' criteria (fair income, safety, and social protection) to be distinguished from general environmental jobs.
• In Colombia, the bioeconomy sector is projected to generate up to 2.5 million jobs (both environmental and green) by 2030.
• Chile's circular economy roadmap estimates the potential for 100,000 green jobs by 2030.
• The document identifies specific regional advancements in just transition policies: Argentina launched a Green Employment Program in March 2023; Chile introduced the 'Just Socio-Ecological Transition' concept in 2022; and Costa Rica is developing a National Green Jobs Policy.
• Case studies in the Guaviare department of Colombia demonstrate the use of sustainable nature tourism and apiculture (beekeeping) as alternatives to illicit crops and drivers of rural resilience.
• In Chile's Coquimbo Region, the Ayni SPA associative enterprise of six women produces agroecological bio-inputs to improve soil fertility and water retention, though they face a lack of institutional certification for such products.
• The brief recommends that governments institutionalize the definition of green jobs, generate gender-disaggregated statistical data, and create fiscal incentives to encourage the formalization of green employment.

APA

Criado, J., Piña, M., & Téllez, L. (2023). EL POTENCIAL DE LOS EMPLEOS VERDES EN LAC. Transforma. https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/el-potencial-de-los-empleos-verdes-en-lac.pdf

Chicago

Criado, July, Matías Piña, and Lorena Téllez. EL POTENCIAL DE LOS EMPLEOS VERDES EN LAC. Transforma, 2023. https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/el-potencial-de-los-empleos-verdes-en-lac.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{criado2023potencial, author = {Criado, July and Piña, Matías and Téllez, Lorena}, title = {{EL POTENCIAL DE LOS EMPLEOS VERDES EN LAC}}, institution = {Transforma}, year = {2023}, url = {https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/el-potencial-de-los-empleos-verdes-en-lac.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }