Tierramerica - Ecobrief

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Green News in Mosquitia

By IPS Correspondents and - -
In the Mosquitia region of Honduras, in the northeast, a group of rural communicators is promoting a radio news program focused on sustainable development and cultural preservation among the Misquita, Tawakhas and Pech indigenous communities.

Ecobreves – COSTA RICA:: Still No Compensation for Poisoning Victims

By IPS Correspondents and - -
There are 2,800 Costa Rican farm workers affected by the insecticide nemagon (dibromochloropropane) are demanding payment of the compensation that was agreed with the National Insurance Institute (INS), which so far has failed to issue checks on time.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: NASA Backs Satellite Monitoring of Resources

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Guatemala will soon have a satellite monitoring system for its natural resources as part of a program of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which in two year will provide 350,000 dollars in infrastructure and training.

Ecobreves – MERCOSUR: Invasion of the Golden Mussel

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Brazil announced an emergency plan to fight the invasion of the golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei), a plague throughout the entire Rio de la Plata river basin. Brasilia has asked its Mercosur (Southern Common Market) partners, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, to join in controlling invasive aquatic species.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Forest Coverage Expands

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cuba increased the portion of its territory covered in forests from 13.4 to 23 percent through a strategy that incorporated the creation of forestry farms. Official figures show that forests today hold more than 130 million cubic meters of usable lumber and have potential to grow 7.5 million cubic meters annually.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Once Parched, Now Flooded

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Yearned for during months of intense drought, Venezuela's rainy season, which normally lasts from May to October, has arrived -- and in a most frightening way.

Ecobreves – SOUTH AMERICA: Lawmakers and Activists for Renewable Energy

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Members of the Latin American Parliament and leaders of civil society organizations gathered in the Chilean capital to promote development in South America of public policies that incorporate renewable and sustainable sources into the energy matrix.

Ecobreves – ITALY: Condemnation of Canadian Seal Hunt

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The expansion of the seal hunt in Canada is "unacceptable" and Italy's lawmakers are asking the government to take action against it, as have the United States and Belgium, Valerio Calzolaio, secretary of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, told Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Priest to Lead March for Life, Environment

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Roman Catholic priest Andrés Tamayo, an environmental activist, is preparing to lead the Jun. 24 "National March for Life" in Honduras, aimed at forcing the government to take steps against deforestation and unregulated mining.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA-URUGUAY: Taking Care of the Rio de la Plata

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Local governments in Uruguay and Argentina have agreed to coordinate efforts to regulate water quality in the Río de la Plata, which they share. The objective is to identify sources of contamination and prevent further damage.

Ecobreves – COSTA RICA: Effort Against Unsustainable Lobster Fishing

By IPS Correspondents and - -
International experts are meeting Apr. 26 to 28 in Panama to discuss strategies to halt the unregulated catches of spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) in Central America.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Claims Against Shell Continue

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Claims against the Shell oil company continue despite the fact that the company last week paid 600,000 dollars to 40 Argentine families to withdraw the lawsuits related to the oil spill along the coast of Magdalena, in Buenos Aires province.

Ecobreves – PERU: Creating a 'Green' Ministry

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Peruvian Congress will establish an Environment Ministry and an Environmental Prosecutor's Office in August, announced lawmaker Fabiola Morales on Apr. 16.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Demands to Maintain Logging Ban

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Paraná Ecologist Forum this month filed a claim to prevent the annulment of an emergency environmental decree that bans logging of native forests and riverside jungles in the northeast Argentine province of Entre Ríos, home to 21 percent of the country's plant species.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Support for Certification of Eco-Agriculture

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Colombia's Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development, through the National Plan for Green Markets, on Apr. 19 began the second round for co-financing for "green certification" -- an effort to consolidate ecologically sound farming.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Off to Fight Fires!

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Twenty-five brigades of specialized firefighters were established in April by the National Forests Institute (INAB) to confront the wave of fires that affect Guatemala's forests each summer.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: UNEP Inaugurates Office

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The United Nations Environment Program, UNEP, inaugurated its first office in the Brazilian capital in mid-April. The aim is to take advantage of Brazil's environmental experience to benefit the rest of Latin America and the Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: A Strong, Inexpensive Heart

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A multifaceted artificial heart -- low in cost and high in efficiency -- has been developed by scientists at the Autonomous Metropolitan University of Mexico (UAM) and will be put to the test in pigs and sheep. It is hoped it will prove suitable for humans.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Snail Farming

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A project to artificially raise Zachrysia guanensis, a land snail, is under way in Cuba's Viñales National Park, 150 km from the capital.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Tuna Industry Looks Out for Dolphins

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The tuna boats of Venezuela and Mexico, regional leaders in the sector, are looking out for the dolphins that swim alongside the schools of tuna, according to the Venezuelan Foundation for the Sustainable and Responsible Tuna Fishing (Fundatún).

Ecobreves – CHILE: Promises to Cut Air Pollution Risks in Santiago

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Chilean government has promised through Santiago metropolitan region leader Marcelo Trivelli that next year there will be no more "environmental pre-emergencies" declared in this city of five million inhabitants.
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