Tierramerica - Ecobrief

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Nearly 4,000 Tons of Garbage Daily

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Honduras produces some 3,800 tons of garbage per day, which contributes to the reproduction of flies, mosquitoes and rats, which in turn transmit preventable diseases.

Ecobreves – GLOBAL: Lawmakers Against Climate Change

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Some 100 lawmaker from the 13 most polluting countries of the planet gathered Jun. 12-13 in the Italian capital to pursue an effective international agreement to fight climate change.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Natural Gas for Polluting Less

By IPS Correspondents and - -
In late June, the first tanker carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) is scheduled to arrive in Chile from Trinidad and Tobago. The shipment will be "regasified" at a plant built in Quintero, in the central region of Valparaíso.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Botanical Garden Aims to Be Self-Sustaining

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Botanical Garden of the Venezuelan capital, covering 70 hectares and home to 2,500 plant species, is seeking its own funding because the government has not provided resources for more than four years.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Energy from Garbage

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A biogas plant is in the works for turning carbon dioxide and methane produced by the Gramacho garbage dump into electricity. The sanitary landfill receives 7,950 tons of waste daily from the Rio metropolitan region.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Endangered Parrot Population On the Rise

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The population of parrots, an endemic but endangered species, has increased in the central Cuban province of Villa Clara, thanks to a program where the community plays a key role.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Low-Income Housing with Solar Heaters

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The "My House My Life" program, which is slated to finance one million low-income housing units in Brazil in a bid to reactivate the economy and create jobs, will also promote the use of environmentally friendly materials and technologies, including solar energy.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Demands for Potable Water in Buenos Aires

By IPS Correspondents and - -
In less than a week, some 30,000 people participated in an action to demand potable water for the residents of the Matanza-Riachuelo watershed in Buenos Aires, the country's most polluted waterway.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Military Begins Reforestation Effort

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Honduran Armed Forces launched a campaign to plant one million trees in the country's most vulnerable areas, deputy Defense minister Lionel Sevilla told Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Peasant Farmers Oppose Hydroelectric Dam

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico has put off until 2018 the construction of La Parota dam, in the southern state of Guerrero, but residents there say they will never allow it to be built.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Orinoco Delta Now a Biosphere Reserve

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Orinoco Delta, Venezuela's youngest geological area at just one million years old, has been added to the network of 544 biosphere reserves of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

Ecobreves – CHILE: No to a Gas Tax Cut

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental groups in Chile oppose President Michelle Bachelet's decision to lower the maximum tax on gasoline until April 2010.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Oil Exploration Threatens Marine Resources

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The oil exploration effort that the Honduran government plans for parts of the Caribbean coast endangers the marine areas of the Mesoamerican biological corridor, warned the Environmental Prosecutor's Office.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Invasive Plants Gain Ground

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cuban scientists have warned that this Caribbean island nation lacks an updated inventory of invasive plant species and sufficient information about the real damage they cause the ecosystems.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: University Students Take On E-Waste

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The University of São Paulo has opened Brazil's first government-run center for recycling electronic waste.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Testing Tiny Device to Fight Epilepsy

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Mexican researchers say they are ready to involve patients with epilepsy in tests of a millimeter-sized device placed in the brain and which releases substances to control the illness.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: New Environmental Party

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Political leaders and environmental activists in Argentina this month founded the Green Initiative Party, which will field its own candidates in June’s legislative elections.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Gas Company Case Goes to OAS

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Residents, environmentalists and civil society groups will ask the Organization of American States to intercede on their behalf with the governments of Mexico and Honduras to relocate installations of Gas del Caribe, a Mexican firm that has caused damage in the Honduran region of Omoa.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Final Steps to Eliminate Ozone-Depleting Gases

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Brazilian government this month launched its HCFC (hydrochlorofluorocarbon) Elimination Program, in keeping with the Montreal Protocol, whose goal is to halt consumption of these gases and eliminate them by 2030.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Newborn Whale Shark Rescued

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A newborn whale shark (Rhincodon typus), measuring some 40 centimeters long, was found this month by artisanal fisherfolk off the coast of northeast Venezuela and taken to the Marine Museum of Isla Margarita.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Spain Aids in Protecting Hummingbird

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Spain has granted Honduras 1.9 million dollars to develop sustainable programs in the habitat of the endangered emerald hummingbird (Amazilia luciae).
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