Tierramerica - Ecobrief

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Funds Approved for Eco-Projects

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Small Grants Program, a component of the Global Environment Facility, promoted by the United Nations, has approved for Honduras a total of 500,000 dollars to carry out 21 environmental and social development projects in poor communities.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Tara Expedition Returns from Antarctica

By IPS Correspondents and - -
''I was so surprised to see so many boats, an average of one ever two days, and so many tourists'' in Antarctica, Celine Ferrier, captain of the Tara, told Tierramérica. The research sailboat arrived in Rio de Janeiro this weekend, three months after leaving from Chilean Port Williams.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: New Nature Park

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental groups applauded the declaration of a new national nature park in the southwestern Colombian jungle of Florencia, considered the ''last stand of biodiversity'' in that area.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Eco-Preserve in Danger

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Cuatrociénegas ecological preserve, in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, runs the risk of disappearing, Valeria Souza, researcher with the Autonomous National University of Mexico's Ecology Institute, told Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – PERU: Mining Companies in the Dock

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Peruvian government prosecutor Martha Salinas announced on Mar. 28 the conclusion of an investigation into environmental infractions and crimes in the mining industry, and that presumed criminal liability had been found for 128 companies, including the two largest operating in the country: Mexico's Southern Peru, and the U.S.-based Doe Run.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Serious Losses of Maize

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Ongoing drought has caused damage to some 24,500 hectares of maize crops in the northern Guatemalan department of Petén.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Sewage Treatment for Beach

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Sibarimar Program, led by the Cuban non-governmental group Pronaturaleza, aims to eliminate dumping of wastewater along Guanabo Beach, the most visited beach in the east of the Cuban capital.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Reforesting a Burnt Park

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A month after the fire that destroyed 15,470 hectares of native forest in the Torres del Paine National Park, in the far south of Chile, efforts have begun to reforest the area with 'ñirres' (Nothofagus antarctica), 'lengas' (Nothofagus pumilio) and other native tree species.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Technical Forum on Water Issues

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Venezuelan Environment Ministry and the non-governmental organization Vitalis have set up a technical forum to improve water management in the country's poor communities.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Eco-Ed Campaign Launched

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The National Association of Honduran Communication Media joined a campaign for education and prevention in response to the severe shortage of water in the two reservoirs that supply most of the water to the capital, where rationing is now in place.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Call for Nuclear Plant Closure

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Argentine environmental groups are opposed to a project to extend the life of the Embalse nuclear plant by 20 years. The energy plant was slated for closure in 2010.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Colombian Coffee Goes to Disney World

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Visitors to Animal Kingdom park, one of the largest areas of the Walt Disney World recreational complex in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida, will have the opportunity to enjoy Mesa de Los Santos coffee, a delicacy among coffees from Colombia.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Lightbulbs That Don't Pollute

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Scientists from the Metropolitan Autonomous University of Mexico are putting the final touches on the first fluorescent light that is free of environmentally harmful gases and powders.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Fire Threatens Mayan Biosphere

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental authorities will ask the Guatemalan Congress to declare a national emergency for the 239 hotspots detected via satellite in the northern jungles of the Petén department.

Ecobreves – PERU: Prize for Amazon Flower Grower

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Peruvian National Prize for Women in Microbusiness went to Margarita Ríos, 58, who for the past seven years has grown and exported exotic flowers in the northeastern Amazonian city of Iquitos.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Eyes on Flora and Fauna

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Over the next two months a biology center will be set up in the northern Guatemala department of Petén to gather satellite data on the plant and animal life of the Yaxhá Park.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Transgenics Expand

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Fields of genetically modified crops will see rapid expansion in Brazil now that the Biosecurity Law, approved by Congress on Mar. 2, legalizes channels for pursuing this form of biotechnology.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Dogs and Cats Poisoned

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Hundreds of dogs and cats in Venezuela have died in recent weeks after consuming Dog Chow and Cat Chow, made by the transnational Purina, which accidentally distributed a shipment contaminated by aflatoxin, a poisonous substance that develops in corn as a result of excess heat and humidity.

Ecobreves – CHILE:: Forest Fire Leaves Devastating Bottom Line

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The 16,000 hectares consumed by a fire in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park included native plant species like lenga, coigüe de Magallanes and ñirre, devastating forests and plains that are the habitat of guanacos, puma, fox and rhea.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Useful Trash

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A modern system for collecting urban solid waste in the Havana district of Playa will allow conversion of biodegradable waste into fertilizer and ''biogas'', as well as helping to protect health and the environment.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Indians Protest Free Trade Treaty

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The indigenous community of the Jambaló reserve in southern Colombia, with some 14,000 inhabitants, staged a day of protest Mar. 6 against the free trade agreement the government is negotiating with the United States.
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