Tierramerica - Ecobrief

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Camera-Monitored Fishing Will Have to Wait

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmentalists are criticizing the extension that the Argentine government has granted before the launch of an on-board video monitoring system for fishing in the South Atlantic.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Fighting the Ashen Moth

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Researchers at the Central University of Venezuela are proposing to develop the Beauveria Bassiania fungus in mangroves on the Paria Peninsula and other region in the country's northeast as a biological agent to control an onslaught of the ashen moth (Hylesia metabus).

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Agro-Toxins Threaten Environment and Humans

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Brazil has held first place since 2008 in consumption of agro-toxins.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Eco-Friendly Freezers

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cuba will begin production this year of solar-powered freezers, after successfully manufacturing a prototype in 2010. This appliance ensures considerable savings of electrical energy.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Communities to Manage Sustainable Forest

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Eight communities in the northern Honduran departments of Atlántida and Yoro will take charge in the next two months of 30,000 hectares of forest to carry out a sustainable management project.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Waters Run Dirty

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Brazil's rivers are increasingly polluted, according to SOS Mata Atlântica, a non-governmental organization that tested water quality of many water sources in 12 states, plus the federal district of Brasilia.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Preparing for Dam Construction

By IPS Correspondents and - -
With plans to begin construction in February, the Patuca III hydroelectric complex, in the northeastern Honduran department of Olancho, will require an investment of 250 million dollars, according to official sources.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: More Endangered Flora and Fauna

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The number of species in danger of extinction increased in recent years in Mexico, and the government has failed to protect them, denounce environmental groups.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Four-Wheeling Vandals Damage Great Savannah

By IPS Correspondents and - -
In the period of late December 2010 to early January 2011, all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts caused severe damage in the Canaima National Park, an area of 30,000 square kilometers in southeast Venezuela.

Ecobreves – BRASIL: Ethanol Also Comes from Eucalyptus Bark

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The great volume of industrial waste from the paper pulp industry -- eucalyptus bark -- can be made into raw material for ethanol, according to a study by the Luiz de Queiroz Agricultural School at Brazil's University of São Paulo.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Migratory Birds Studied in Guanahacabibes

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cuban scientists will delve deeper this year into the characteristics and provenance of the birds they find on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula, one of the major corridors for migratory species in Cuba.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Plans for Law on Garbage Incineration

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Honduran authorities are seeking legislation on different approaches to solid waste management. Of the country's 298 municipalities, 260 do not have any waste treatment system, and the other 38 utilize incineration -- and most are poorly managed.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Stock Exchange Joins Fight Against Climate Change

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The São Paulo Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange and the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) have launched the Carbon Efficient Index (ICO2) to encourage companies to measure and disclose their greenhouse gas emissions.

Ecobreves – CHILE: New Actions Planned Against Mine Tailings Deposit

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Residents of the northern Chilean community of Caimanes are planning new actions to fight for the closure of the mine tailings deposit operated by the Chilean-Japanese mining company Los Pelambres.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Glacier Protection Law Suspended

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental organizations in Argentina are protesting the delays in the application of the law to protect glaciers passed in late September 2010.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Innovative Octopus Farm Expands

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Mexican Mayab Mollusk Cooperative will expand its production of baby four-eyed octopus (Octopus maya) in order to expand its sales.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Free Bicycles in Buenos Aires

By IPS Correspondents and - -
To encourage the use of bicycles, the Buenos Aires city government this month made about 100 two-wheelers available to anyone interested.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Renewed Permit for Gas del Caribe

By IPS Correspondents and - -
After eight months of hearings, the Honduran Secretariat (ministry) of Environment and Natural Resources announced the two-year permit renewal for the controversial Mexican company Gas del Caribe, which operates in the Atlantic region of Omoa, in the Honduran northwest.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Shell of Amazon Fruit Replaces Flour in Bread

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A bread made from the shell of the cupuaçú (Theobroma grandiflorum), a typical fruit of the Amazon forest, was widely approved in a consumer test. This alternative product, developed by researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP), achieved a favorable rating from more than 90 percent of those surveyed.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: IDB Supports Programs to Fight Climate Change

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will make 30 million dollars available in loans for developing renewable energy in Honduras.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: On Alert at El Ávila National Park

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Venezuelan environmentalists sounded the alarm when President Hugo Chávez announced the partial "deallocation" of El Ávila national Park, which extends over 85,100 hectares in the mountains between Caracas and the Caribbean, in order to build housing on the mountainsides facing the sea.
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