Tierramerica - Ecobrief

Ecobreves – COSTA RICA: Reinforcing Protected Areas

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Costa Rican government hopes that its Central American neighbors will take advantage of the upcoming meeting of the region's environment ministers, in Managua, Mar 10-14, to make commitments to improve management of protected areas.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: : Tourism Benefits National Parks

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The nearly 50-percent rise in tourism in Argentina in 2002 gave national parks and protected areas a boost in admissions revenues, allowing them to improve infrastructure and step up conservation efforts.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Eco-Friendly Construction

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Homes built using a technique developed by the engineering research center at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro cost 30 to 50 percent less than the commercial average and provide better thermal and sound insulation.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Debate on Trade and Protected Areas

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Negotiations on trade under way between Central America and the United States, and the effects on the environment will be the focus of the First National Meeting on Protected Areas and Biological Corridors, Feb 19-21, in Honduras.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Capital's Green Zones Invaded

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Hundreds of poor families have taken over the green areas of Caracas in the eastern and western outskirts, cutting down trees and setting up shacks on unstable ground, reports the municipal government and firefighting force.

Ecobreves – COSTA RICA:: Promoting Clean Energy

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Costa Rica will create incentives to use alternative energy sources over the next three years, with the aim that 15 percent of electricity generated will come from clean and renewable sources by 2008.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: On Trial for Bird Trafficking

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A trial began in Guatemalan court on Feb 11 for a woman accused of trying to sell 12 endangered parrots, assistant environmental prosecutor Víctor Hugo Rosales told Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Howling Monkeys Revive Jungle

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata) that inhabit the northeastern subtropical forest of Argentina play an important role in the regeneration of the jungle as they move back and forth across the Paraná River, says a new study by the University of Buenos Aires school of natural science.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Promoting a New Government Ministry

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Colombian authorities are holding regional forums through mid-March to inform the public about the structure, functioning and responsibilities of the new Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development.

Ecobreves – PERU: Mining Conflict Goes to Court

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Constitutional Tribunal of Peru is to issue a ruling in late March on the case involving the municipal government of Cajamarca and the Yanacocha mining company about a city regulation that bans the exploitation of the gold and copper ore of Quillish hill.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: New Water Treatment Method

By IPS Correspondents and - -
- Scientists at the Autonomous Metropolitan University of Mexico are developing an innovative technique to treat wastewater from the local petro-chemical industry, which includes the use of carbon dioxide and an anaerobic reactor.

Ecobreves – NICARAGUA: Taking Stock of Aquifers

By IPS Correspondents and - -
- The Nicaraguan Territorial Studies Institute (INETER) is drawing up the country's first map of subterranean waters in order to evaluate the state of its aquifers.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Pesticide Eliminated

By IPS Correspondents and - -
- Honduran farmers will halt use of methyl bromide pesticide on fruit crops like melon, watermelon and bananas beginning in April.

Ecobreves – GLOBAL: Transgenic Soy Depresses Prices

By IPS Correspondents and - -
International soy prices fell 67 percent since the biotech giant Monsanto began commercial production of genetically modified seeds seven years ago, says Peter Rosset, co-director of the U.S.-based Food First and participant in the World Social Forum here last week.

Ecobreves – CUBA: More Organic Coffee

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cuba hopes to achieve annual organic coffee yields of 800 tons within a few years in the eastern region of Guantánamo, the product of agro-chemical-free growing techniques and in high demand in Europe.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Strike Heightens Threat of Oil Spills

By IPS Correspondents and - -
An environmental organization is blaming the strike leaders of the state-run Petróleos de Venezuela for the oil spills occurred since Dec 2, when the massive work stoppage began in protest against President Hugo Chávez

Ecobreves – EL SALVADOR: Water Festival

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The public will join activists, authorities and business leaders in celebrating at the Festival of Water, Mar 17-23, in El Salvador, where they will also have the chance to express their concerns about this vital resource.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Food for Garbage

By IPS Correspondents and - -
- The "Garbage is not garbage" campaign for the collection and recycling of waste in exchange for food vouchers reaches the one-year mark this month, a success in this northwestern Venezuelan city.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Business under Control

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Guatemalan Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources will enact a regulation requiring environmental impact studies prior to construction of factories or other productive installations.

Ecobreves – AMERICAS: Conference to Discuss Environmental Impact of Trade

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Experts from a number of countries of the Americas will meet in Mexico Mar. 25-26 to discuss the impact of trade on the environment and on the quality of life of indigenous communities.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Complete Database on Native Bird Species

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A government initiative in Colombia that has the support of international institutions aims to set up a complete database of Colombian bird species that are held in ornithological collections around the world, in order to contribute to environmental controls and conservation programmes.
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