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: Cuba on the Road to Clean Energy Development
Patricia Grogg
HAVANA, Feb 7 (IPS) More than a decade ago, solar electricity changed the lives of several mountain communities in Cuba. Now this and other renewable power sources are emerging as the best options available to develop sustainable energy across the island.

 
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: Spain's Green Groups Slam Rollback of Conservation Policies
Tito Drago
MADRID, Feb 7 (IPS) Spain's new conservative government has announced changes in environmental policy that are a significant step backwards for environmental protection in the country, provoking an immediate, harsh reaction from the opposition and civil society.

 
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: Cloud Seeding - Uncertain Solution for Mexico’s Drought
Emilio Godoy *
MEXICO CITY, Feb 7 (Tierramérica) As half of Mexico endures one of the most severe droughts in its history, cloud seeding appears to be a promising way to bring desperately needed rain, although it remains a source of controversy.

 
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Q&A : "The Environmental Crisis Is in Fact a Crisis in Democracy"
Stephen Leahy interviews writer and environmentalist FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Feb 7 (IPS) To meet the challenges of the 21st century, including climate change, feeding the world and eliminating poverty, we need to free ourselves from the "thought traps" that prevent us from seeing the world as it truly is and narrow our vision of how to respond.

 
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: Mines Test Colombia's Commitment to Sustainable Development
Helda Martínez
IBAGUÉ, Colombia, Feb 6 (IPS) "In the Andes, and all over the world, mining on mountains should be banned. Distinguished scientists and papers in the most prestigious journals are saying this," a regional planning expert in Colombia told IPS.

 
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EUROPE-DEVELOPMENT : Mapping Out the EU’s Harmful Projects
Bari Bates
BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (IPS) Dozens of European Union-funded projects across several countries are ‘environmentally or socially unsound’, according to a map created by a joint effort between CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe.

 
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: Chinese Feed Illegal Ivory Trade
Cam McGrath
CAIRO, Feb 4 (IPS) The illegal trade in ivory continues in Egypt, with ivory products sold openly in local tourist markets by traders who operate with impunity, a new study by the conservation group Traffic has found.

 
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ARGENTINA : Fair Trade Going Strong Amid Global Crisis
Marcela Valente
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 3 (IPS) With a steady growth in production and exports, fair trade in Argentina is proving that socially and environmentally sustainable practices can be much more than a refuge from external crises.

 
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: UNICEF Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions of Children at Risk
Bari Bates
BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (IPS) If the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could help 97 million people around the world.

 
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: Spate of Spills at Sea for Brazilian Oil Industry
Fabiana Frayssinet
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 2 (IPS) An accident at an ultra-deepwater drilling platform spilled 160 barrels of crude off the coast of Brazil this week, deepening fears about safety in this new frontier of oil and gas production.

 
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WEST AFRICA : Water Shortage Threatens Wildlife
Brahima Ouédraogo
OUAGADOUGOU , Feb 2 (IPS) The story of a pair of buffalo aggressively prowling the edges of a village in eastern Burkina Faso is a warning sign of severe water stress in the region which threatens humans and wild animals alike.

 

 

 

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