Tierramerica - Ecobrief

Ecobreves – MEXICO:: Transgenic Survey

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The environmental watchdog Greenpeace at the end of the year will release the results of a survey on the use of genetically modified organisms by food companies in Mexico.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Drought in the Pantanal

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A drought is taking a toll on the Mato Grosso Pantanal, a 210,000-square-km floodplain in central-western Brazil, while the Amazon, to the north, is struggling to overcome five months of lack of rainfall.

Ecobreves – BOLIVIA: Funds Needed to Save Dinosaur Tracks

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The municipal government of Sucre needs 1.5 million dollars to conserve and protect Cal Orko, the world’s largest bed of dinosaur tracks.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS:: Food Security in Poor Towns

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is promoting a program for food security, appropriate technology, and environmentally friendly management in the 24 most impoverished municipalities of the Honduran interior.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Organics Fair in Rio

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Some 200 presenters will participate in Biofach Latin America, Nov. 16-18 in Rio de Janeiro, one of the continent’s largest organic agriculture fairs.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Amazonian Caviar – Banned Luxury

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The jaraquí and the black piranha, two abundant types of fish in the Amazon, permit production of a caviar similar to that made from sturgeon eggs, according to an experiment by the National Research Institute of the Amazon, INPA.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: To the Rescue of Laguna del Tigre

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Authorities here launched a program to rescue Laguna del Tigre National Park, on the Maya Biosphere Reserve, affected by contamination, over-use and deforestation.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Are They Glaciers or Not?

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Sustainable Chile program charged on Oct. 31 that the Canadian company Barrick Gold is manipulating scientific reports so that the government will allow the removal of glaciers on the Chile-Argentina border, where the firm aims to establish the million-dollar gold mining project Pascua Lama.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: No Palms, Blame the Butterfly

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The caterpillar of the Brassolis sophorae butterfly are destroying the fronds of palm trees in Caracas, especially in the Botanical Garden, the 70-acre lungs of the city center that had aimed to establish Latin America's leading palm tree collection, says director Mariflor Burguillos.

Ecobreves – CUBA: : Wilma Left a Lot of Water

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The rains brought by Hurricane Wilma alleviated the drought that had plagued Cuba, with evident benefit for the island's agricultural areas, according to farmers consulted by Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – REGIONAL: Environment in the Sights of Government Officials

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Concerns and proposals put forward by civil society organizations and activists will be studied by the region's governments during the 15th Meeting of the Forum of Environment Ministers of Latin America and the Caribbean, taking place this week in Caracas, Venezuela.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: New Environmental Seal

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Colombian government has announced the establishment of a new seal that will identify commercial products made with respect for the environment and biodiversity.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Gov't to Produce High-Power Wind Turbines

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Argentine government plans to produce high-power aerogenerators to supply wind power to the southern region of the country and export the surplus power generated.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Universities for Sustainable Development

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The second edition of the International Seminar on Science and Technology in Latin America, taking place Nov. 9-10 at the University of Campinas (Unicamp), 100 km from Sao Paulo, will reaffirm the leading role played by universities in promoting sustainable development.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Eco-Stoves Reduce Environmental Impact

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmentalists are promoting the use of "eco-stoves" as a more efficient means of cooking, and far less damaging to the environment and human health.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Humble Cassava Regains Prestige

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cassava, a traditional crop pushed aside in recent years by the advent of large-scale agro-industry export crops, is recovering some of its former prestige in Brazil, as reflected by the resurrection of the Brazilian Cassava Congress.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Electricity from Sugarcane

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A project to generate electricity using sugarcane biomass at a sugar mill near Havana will contribute 143 gigawatt hours annually to the national electric power grid and help curb the emission of harmful greenhouse gases created by burning fossil fuels.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Cleaning Up a Garbage Dump

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The local authorities in Valencia, 80 km west of Caracas, have launched a program to clean up La Guásima garbage dump. The 2.5 million dollar project will include the construction of a solid waste treatment plant, waste classification pits and leaching ponds, reported Mayor Argenis Loreto.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Video on Dead Swans Censored

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental watchdog group Oceana is using the Internet to disseminate a video on the death of hundreds of swans at the Rio Cruces nature sanctuary in southern Chile after its public screening was censored.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: World Forum on Sustainable Tourism

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Tourism that is not seasonal or destructive, that preserves biodiversity and has cultural and social content is the aim of the World Forum on Tourism for Peace and Sustainable Development, whose second annual meeting, DestiNations 2005, takes place Oct. 24-26 in this Brazilian city.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Communities Against Mining Exploration

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Residents of the southern Honduran department of Valle oppose the permit that the government granted mining companies to explore and exploit some 5,000 hectares in the area.
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