Tierramerica - Ecobrief

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Refuge for Rescued Wild Animals

By IPS Correspondents and - -
An Argentine environmental group has proposed creating a Wild Animal Rescue Center in the central province of La Pampa for animals captured by hunters.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Biodiesel Sustainability Is in Doubt

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Animal fat is the second leading raw material used in making biodiesel in Brazil, representing 14.62 percent of the total in July, following soybean oil (78.7 percent).

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Dolphin Census

By IPS Correspondents and - -
With cameras in hand, youths from the environmental group Vida Marina (Marine Life) use boats to track the dolphins in the Caribbean off the coast of the Venezuelan state of Aragua. They are putting together a dolphin database.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Cultivating Sea Sponges

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The creation of farms to grow sea sponges is opening the way for an economic and environmental alternative in Carahatas, a fishing community of 800 people in the central Cuban province of Villa Clara.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Studying Flora for Biofuels

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Chilean government's National Resources Information Center will analyze 30 plant species to determine which are most suitable for developing biofuels and their potential for cultivation in this country.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Betting on Renewable Energies

By IPS Correspondents and - -
In the next two months Honduras is launching several renewable energy products that could save the country 87 million dollars and improve the operations of the government's national electrical energy agency.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Pure and Cheap Biokerosene

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Biokerosene developed by the Brazilian University of Campinas as a means to reduce polluting emissions from the aviation industry is notable for its purity and low cost, says one of the scientists involved in producing it.

Ecobreves – URUGUAY: Anti-Tobacco Fight Needs More Time

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The strict measures against smoking that Uruguay implemented in March 2006 "are very good, but don't take into account the health consequences of those who have been smoking for 30 or 40 years."

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Pacific Coast Threatened by Hurricanes

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Deficient urban and coastal planning are contributing to heightened risk from hurricanes along Mexico's western seaboard on the Gulf of California, warns an environmentalist.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Sewage Water Contaminates Crops

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Sewage water can be used to boost agricultural yields, as Tierramérica has reported, but can also contaminate crops and soil with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: CFCs on the Decline

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Since 2004, Venezuela has reduced consumption of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by 90 percent, reports Osmer Castillo, president of the Industrial Reconversion Fund. These compounds, used in refrigeration, deplete the planet's ozone layer.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Promoting Tourism in the Zapata Marsh

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cuba has decided to boost the tourism profile of the Zapata Marsh, the Caribbean's largest wetland, but is implementing a strategy to ensure the preservation of this rich ecosystem, located 156 kilometers southeast of Havana.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Endangered Species in Cloud Forest

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Experts from the non-governmental Zamorano Biodiversity Center of Honduras have called on officials and community groups to preserve the cloud forest of the northern Yoro Mountain National Park.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Progress on Volcano Monitoring

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Chile's National Volcanic Monitoring Network is setting its sights on establishing four observatories by 2013.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Filming Banned in Protected Area

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Residents of the Argentine town of Sierra de la Ventana, in the southwest of Buenos Aires province, were able to stop a movie company from filming in an environmentally protected zone.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: First in Collecting Agro-Toxin Containers

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Brazilian farmers collected 24,400 used containers of agrochemicals in 2008, or 94 percent of the total sold in the country, which is the best rate achieved in the world, reported the National Institute of Container Processing.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Time to Update Water Infrastructure

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Floods in the north and northeast of Mexico City require new methods for rapid removal of rainwater to prevent overflow of canals during times of heavy rains, says Agustín Breña, an expert in water engineering at the Autonomous Metropolitan University.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: New Weather Station

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A new weather station, which will allow scientists to track the effects of climate change in one of the main productive valleys of Honduras, was inaugurated last week by local officials, aid representatives and academics.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Cell Therapy for Periodontal Problems

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cuba has begun T-cell therapy to treat periodontal diseases that involve bone loss, and has seen positive results, Amparo Pérez, head of a research team in Havana, told Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Study Calls for More Biomass and Wind Energy

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Energy from biomass and from wind, still underutilized, should be a priority to complement Brazil's hydroelectric base, according to a study by the Federal University of Brazil.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Guide Published on Indigenous Peoples

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The World Wildlife Fund presented in Chile the document "WWF Principles on Indigenous Peoples and Conservation in Project and Program Management," translated to Spanish and with case studies from Chile and the rest of Latin America.
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