Tierramerica - Ecobrief

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Eco-Stoves Arrive in the Capital

By IPS Correspondents and - -
"Eco-stoves," an improved version that reduces the consumption of firewood, are finding their way to Tegucigalpa's largest low-income neighborhoods -- in a bid to halt deforestation.

Ecobreves – Census of Environmentalists

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Venezuela has 131 civil society groups dedicated to environmental issues in a country of 28 million people, with half of its 916,445 square kilometers under some degree of environmental protection, according to the Directory of Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations, published by the Tierra Viva Foundation.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Irrigation Plan to Fight Climate Change's Effects

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Renewing water pumping equipment, rehabilitating wells and using technology in irrigation are the steps necessary to mitigate the impacts of climate change and adapt Mexico's agriculture to the new reality, propose two environmental organizations.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Saving Lake Yojoa

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental, community and government organizations are putting the final touches on a plan to save Lake Yojoa, the largest lake in Honduras -- and on the verge of turning into a swamp.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Trees Are the Key to Sustainable Farming

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Farmers and members of a cooperative in Valle del Ribeira, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, are developing a farming technique that uses less water and no agro-chemicals, and is based on planting trees.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Valencia Lake Overflows and Contaminates

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Valencia Lake, with an area of 375 square kilometers and situated west of Caracas, has overflowed as a result of recent heavy rains and threatens about 1,000 homes towards the east in the city of Maracay.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Construction Makes Use of Sugarcane Ash

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Waste from sugarcane is being put to good use -- its ashes incorporated into building materials, based on a formula developed by researchers at Brazil's University of São Carlos.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: FAO Delivers Food Aid

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will create a fund of one billion dollars for Honduras for the next four years, announced Carmelo Rizzo, the Honduran representative to that agency.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Prehistoric Fossils Discovered

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cuban scientists have confirmed the discovery of fossil remains from the prehistoric era in Sima del Cotunto, located on the western border of Viñales National Park, 162 kilometers from the national capital.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Opposition to Chinese Plan for Patagonia Soy

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental and citizen groups in the southern Argentine province of Río Negro are sounding the alarm against China's multi-million-dollar plan to expand soybean production in the area.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Taking Steps to Protect Emerald Hummingbird

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Honduran officials have set limits for a stretch of highway in the northern department of Yoro, home to the endangered emerald hummingbird (Amazilia luciae).

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Cerrado Savannah Fires Increase 350 Percent

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Fires in the Cerrado, the Brazilian savannah, jumped 350 percent this year compared to the 2009 total, according to a study by INPE, the national space research institute, released Oct. 8. So far this year there have been 57,700 fires.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Developing an Alternative to Cement

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A cement alternative, one that is less polluting, cheaper and more durable, has emerged from research at the Brazilian São Carlos School of Engineering.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Confiscated Lumber Turns Into School Equipment

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Fifty percent of the lumber that Honduran officials seized from smugglers or illegal loggers will be used for school equipment, according to a reform in the Forestry Law approved by Congress.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Campaign to Protect Sea Lions

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The non-governmental Chilean Eco-Oceans Center is leading a national and international campaign against a proposal to authorize quotas to hunt sea lions (Otaria flavescens).

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Speeding Up Environmental Permits

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Honduran Secretariat of Natural Resources and Environment announced a project to eliminate delays in issuing environmental permits.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: A Boost to Automotive Efficiency

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Four non-governmental organizations in Mexico launched a campaign on vehicle efficiency -- with sights on achieving government regulation on the matter.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: An Eco-Bus for Buenos Aires

By IPS Correspondents and - -
This week the city of Buenos Aires gets its first "eco-bus," which has a hybrid engine that runs on electricity and diesel, emitting 40 percent less greenhouse-effect gas, but costing four times more than a conventional bus.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: New Weapon Against Mercury Contamination

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Removing mercury from water, petroleum and natural gas, without leaving additional toxic waste, is now possible with a technique developed at the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Engineering Research, at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Environmental Budget Cuts Face Criticism

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The 2011 budget for Mexico's Secretariat (ministry) of Environment and Natural Resources is insufficient to tend to existing and urgent needs, according to the watchdog group Greenpeace Mexico.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: China to Finance Ambitious Hydroelectric Project

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The government of Honduras announced the construction of the Patuca I, II and III hydroelectric dam, over the course of three years beginning January 2011 at a cost of one billion dollars financed by a Chinese firm.
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