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ARGENTINA: Nearly Half of Workforce with Employment Problems
A new study released in Argentina Tuesday said 45 percent of the economically active population had problems with their jobs, and even more so if they are female or young.ARGENTINA-ECONOMY: Growth Amid Bankruptcies
The Argentine economy is showing signs of bouncing out of recession, but many businesses are still going bankrupt, placing a damper on recovery, according to local economists.ARGENTINA-UNITED STATES: Corruption at the Summit
Charges of official corruption in Argentina, fed by the allegations of former Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo, are casting a shadow over the visit of President Carlos Menem to the United States this week for talks with President Bill Clinton.ARGENTINA: Virus Racks “Ecological” Town
Until recently, El Bolson, a small town in southern Argentina, had always symbolised the natural way of life to Argentines./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ LATIN AMERICA: Sustainable Development – What’s the Real Story?
Latin American journalists are writing many stories about sustainable development issues -- but their focus on the sensational and controversial impede full understanding of the concept, say people active in the field.ENVIRONMENT: Sustainable Development – What’s the Real Story?
Latin American journalists are writing many stories about sustainable development issues -- but their focus on the sensational and controversial impede full understanding of the concept, say people active in the field./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ BIODIVERSITY: International Conference Enters Home Stretch
Debate on the question of project funding held up final negotiations on Thursday at the Third Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which closes here Friday after 15 days of deliberations.BIODIVERSITY: Conference Ends with Important Accords
The Third Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity ended here Friday with the approval of accords on sustainable agriculture and project funding.ENVIRONMENT: The Pending Question of International Biosecurity
What happens if a corn kernel whose genetic structure has been modified in Argentina to increase its resistance to pests is introduced into France, where it alters the environment?BIODIVERSITY: International Conference Enters Home Stretch
Debate on the question of project funding held up final negotiations on Thursday at the Third Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which closes here Friday after 15 days of deliberations.BIODIVERSITY: National and Regional Efforts already in Progress
While 162 governments discuss norms for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the sharing of benefits, projects that meet the recommendations of the Convention on Biological Diversity are already in progress in several countries.BIODIVERSITY: North-South Alliance in Crisis
Developing countries termed international conferences on biodiversity a waste of effort Wednesday, if industrialised nations do not deliver on their promises to transfer financial resources and technology to the South.ENVIRONMENT: Unprecedented Merging of Ministerial and NGO Forums
Environment ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean meeting in Argentina in their 10th regional forum took an unprecedented step Tuesday, receiving representatives of civil society gathered in a parallel assembly.ENVIRONMENT: Ministers Prepare Recommendations on Biodiversity
Environment ministers from some 100 countries will gather here Wednesday to come up with recommendations on the conservation and sustainable use of the planet's biological diversity, and the sharing of benefits derived from that use./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ GLOBAL: More than 100 Nations Discuss Biodiversity
Representatives of more than 100 nations began Monday to discuss the preservation and sustainable use of the biological resources concentrated in the developing South, and the equitable sharing of benefits derived from that use.ENVIRONMENT: Asia Calls for Action on Biodiversity Convention
Representatives of Asian countries presently in the Argentinean capital for the conference on biodiversity want urgent action on the implementation of existing accords.BIODIVERSITY: Indigenous and NGOs Warn of Misuse of Convention
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and indigenous people from Latin America meeting here cautioned Wednesday that the Convention on Biological Diversity could become a legal tool legitimating the plundering of natural resources.BIODIVERSITY: Shelling Out the Funds
The 162 signatories of the Convention on Biological Diversity must stop talking and begin to act, say participants in the Third Conference of the Parties meeting in the capital of Argentina./REPETITION/ ENVIRONMENT: More than 100 Nations Discuss Biodiversity
Representatives of more than 100 nations began Monday to discuss the preservation and sustainable use of the biological resources concentrated in the developing South, and the equitable sharing of benefits derived from that use.ENVIRONMENT: More than 100 Nations Discuss Biodiversity
Representatives of more than 100 nations began Monday to discuss the preservation and sustainable use of the biological resources concentrated in the developing South, and the equitable sharing of benefits derived from that use.ENVIRONMENT-LATIN AMERICA: Delegates Thrash Out Regional Position
Representatives of Latin American governments began to meet here Friday to identify projects of environmental cooperation and hammer out common positions and priorities in preparation for the 10th Meeting of Environment Ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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