The U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) integrates the work of 20 federal agencies. As required by law, it develops a Strategic Plan to guide both policy and the spending of its budget, proposed at $1.723 billion for 2021.
IATP mourns the loss of Olga Alcaraz Andrade, a leader in the Mexican farmers’ organization REDCCAM and our partner ANEC. We republish this article on her work as one small way to honor her achievements and celebrate her life.
This article first appeared as part of the "On the Precipice: The Progressive Agenda in the Biden Era" for the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung New York Office.
As the Biden-Harris transition team rapidly fills key cabinet positions and senior leadership, it also is setting priorities for the first 100 days. If the “Build Back Better” mantra is to become reality, particularly in advancing equitable solutions to the climate crisis, the transition team will have to think systemically — not just agency by agency.
Last week, Brazil National Space Research Institute (INPE) reported the highest rate of deforestation in the Amazon since 2008. Between August 2019 and July 2020, 11,087 square kilometers were deforested in the Amazon under the Bolsonaro government. The latest figures come on top of rising deforestation rates in previous years.
