Regenerative and Sustainable Futures for Latin America and the Caribbean: Collective Action for a Region with a Better Tomorrow.

The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) generated a crisis; however, it
also gave us an opportunity to imagine the future and build a better world.
Moreover, as we are convinced of the importance of understanding the
lessons of history when facing both current and future challenges, this
chapter seeks to present a concise overview of global crises since the end of
the nineteenth century and to show crises for which we ignored the warning
signs and wakeup calls, the consequences of said crises and how we managed
to recover and thrive in several cases. Ultimately, we seek to justify the
capacity of humanity to build a sustainable future – ideally, a regenerative
future.