With the active participation of multidisciplinary teams and the support of national and international institutions, the “Tracing the Source: Satellite Innovation for Identifying Pollution in the Motagua River Basin” Hackathon officially began on May 5. The event is organized by the Copernicus Academy Guatemala and promoted by RedCLARA and tthe BELLA II program, with the support of the European Union’s Copernicus Program.
TICAL2025, RedCLARA's flagship event, will be held from November 11 to 13, 2025, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cariari in San José, Costa Rica. This new edition will bring together experts, academics, technology sector leaders, and representatives of national research and education networks from across Latin America and the Caribbean, establishing itself as a key space for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and the promotion of digital transformation in the region.
The European Union (EU), in collaboration with the development agency Expertise France, has launched a call for proposals to fund projects focused on biodiversity conservation and monitoring in the Great Forests of Mesoamerica. With a budget of €1.2 million, this initiative aims to promote the sustainable use of the region’s forests and the protection of its biodiversity, as part of the Global Gateway strategy.
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BELLA II receives funding from the European Union through the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), under agreement number 438-964 with DG-INTPA, signed in December 2022. The implementation period of BELLA II is 48 months. |
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