Tierramerica - Ecobrief

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Community Works to Rescue Coastal Sand Dunes

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The community of Santa Rosa de Aguán, in the northern Honduran department of Colón, is preparing to implement a plan to rehabilitate coastal sand dunes as a means of reducing its vulnerability to extreme weather events.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: New Technology Lowers Cost of Biodegradable Plastic

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Federal University of São Carlos is developing a new technology that will lower the cost of producing biodegradable plastics.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Campaign for Communities Blighted by Pollution

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Chilean environmental organization Oceana has launched a campaign to support the communities of Ventanas and Puchuncaví, which face severe impacts from the pollution created by a nearby copper foundry and three coal-fired thermoelectric power plants.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Work of Local Water Boards to be Recognized at Rio+20

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Association of Water Administration Boards of the South Sector of Pico Bonito Park, in Honduras, will be recognized at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) for conserving water resources and the habitat of a species of hummingbird endemic to this Central American nation.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Environmentalists Call for Urgent Adoption of E-Waste Law

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The environmental organization Greenpeace Argentina is calling for the swift approval of a proposed law on the collection and management of electronic waste, which was tabled in the country’s legislature four years ago.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Deforestation Endangers Northeastern Macaw

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Deforestation of the caatinga, a semi-arid biome in northeastern Brazil, could place the blue-winged macaw (Ara maracana) in danger of extinction, according to a new study from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.

Ecobreves – CUBA: “Greener” Cement Developed

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cuban scientists have developed a type of cement that is cheaper to produce and less polluting than conventional cement, with the support of the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Studying Manatee Reproduction Through Feces

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The analysis of feces could be the key to better understanding the reproductive cycle of the Amazonian manatee in its natural habitat, according to the Conservation of Amazonian Aquatic Vertebrates Project at the Mamirauá Institute in Brazil.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Public Officials Charged for Violating Environmental Law

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Over the past year, the Environmental Prosecutor’s Office of Honduras has issued 19 injunctions against an equal number of individuals, including a number of public officials, for violations of the General Law on the Environment.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Call to Ban Transgenic Soybeans

By IPS Correspondents and - -
An alliance of civil society organizations, academics and citizens has called on the Mexican government not to grant authorization for the commercial cultivation of genetically modified soybeans in the southeastern state of Yucatán, because of the potential impact on local honey production.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Bees as Indicators of Air Quality

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A research study by the School of Higher Agricultural Studies at the University of São Paulo found that bees can act as bioindicators of air pollution and air quality.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Latin American Forum to Prepare for Rio+20

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The city of Rosario in the eastern Argentine province of Santa Fe will host the Latin American Forum on Sustainable Development: Rosario, Towards Rio+20, which will bring together representatives of governments, international agencies and civil society organizations.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Fires Destroy 5,000 Hectares of Forest

By IPS Correspondents and - -
In the last two months, 5,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed by fire in Honduras, particularly in the jungle region of La Mosquitia, on the Atlantic coast.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Oil Spill Halts Fishing in Lake Maracaibo

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Hundreds of fishermen in southern Lake Maracaibo, in western Venezuela, stopped casting their nets in the last week of March after observing massive numbers of dead fish and crabs along the lakeshore as a result of an oil spill in one of the lake’s tributaries, the Catatumbo River.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Destruction of Coral Reefs Denounced

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The construction of docks for cruise ships off the Caribbean coast of Honduras poses a serious threat to coral reefs, warn environmentalists.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Solar-Powered Lamp Post Designed

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A post that uses the sun’s rays to light LED lamps has been developed by a design student at the Federal University of Pernambuco, in northern Brazil.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Promoting the Use of Biogas

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The government of Honduras is studying ways to promote the generation of biogas from organic waste, to reduce the country’s dependence on imported oil.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Raw Materials from the Northeast for Smart Packaging

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA) has opened a laboratory in the northeast Brazilian city of Fortaleza for the development of biodegradable and edible packaging.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: NGOs Denounce Delay in Clean Fuel Production

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental organizations have denounced that the Mexican government intends to postpone the production of ultra-low-sulfur diesel until 2015.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: School Kids Learn How to React to Floods and Landslides

By IPS Correspondents and - -
More than 600 students from two schools located in areas at high risk for flooding and landslides in the Honduran capital are receiving training on what to do when these disasters occur.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: University Team Designing Used Battery Treatment Plant

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A team of scientists at Simón Bolívar University in Venezuela is designing a plant for the processing of used household batteries, in order to prevent their incorrect disposal and to extract the toxic materials they contain in the form of reusable chemical compounds.
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