To do this, we begin with an outline of the evolution of the concept of security, and then inquire into the concept of environmental security, its antecedents, origins, and challenges. Subsequently, we undertake a synthetic description of the environmental security situation in LAC and the main problems that arise in each of its subregions, identified based on the political boundaries created by existing regionalisation processes and the networks of shared interdependencies created by the environmental problems and challenges they face. Then, the environmental policies of both the region and the multiple subregions will be addressed, in order to formulate policy recommendations related to environmental security, directed at decision-makers from both the public and private sectors, as well as to other social actors.

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