Tierramerica - Ecobrief

Ecobreves – EL SALVADOR:: Waste Treatment Plan Underway

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Lawmakers, environmental authorities and municipal officials in El Salvador have set up a commission to draft a plan for sanitary landfills

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Mining Companies Rejected

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Officials and residents in seven of the nine municipalities in the southern Honduran department of Valle have joined forces to reject the presence of foreign mining companies because of the environmental destruction they cause.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA:: Mayan Juridical System Revealed

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The recently published "Global View of the Mayan Juridical System" consolidates the principles and values of the millenniums-old Mayan culture, says Santos Mendoza, leader of the Waqxaqi'Noj Indigenous Defense Office.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Petrochemicals Leave Lead Contamination

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Fifty percent of the children who live near a petrochemical center in Argentina's Buenos Aires province have high levels of lead in their blood, according to a study by the private consultancy JMB environmental engineering, conducted at the behest of municipal authorities.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS:: Lawmaker Accused of Setting Forest Fire

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Honduran environmental prosecutor's office will charge lawmaker Mauro Caballero, of the opposition Liberal Party, of setting fire to eight hectares of forest, habitat of several endangered animals, including turtle and snake species, government attorney Juan Francisco González said.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: : Farm Irrigation Plan Promoted

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Guatemala will invest 17.2 million dollars in irrigation programs in order to boost farm production in areas afflicted by prolonged drought, Carlos Set, minister of agriculture and livestock, told Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – EL SALVADOR: Killer Pneumonia

By IPS Correspondents and - -
With the assistance of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), Salvadoran authorities will investigate the cause of the high mortality rate associated with pneumonia in this country, where 326 people have died of the illness so far this year.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Coal Ports to Be Relocated

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Colombian government is planning to move three coal shipping ports on the northern coast as part of an environmental plan after two ships collided, causing a fuel spill and the temporary closing of nearby beaches.

Ecobreves – GLOBAL: IFAW Seeks Iceland Sanction

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The International fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has called for economic sanctions against Iceland, which last week began hunting whales after a 14-year moratorium.

Ecobreves – GLOBAL: 190 Countries Talk Desertification

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Government leaders, lawmakers, scientists and activists from 190 countries will gather in the Cuban capital later this month to discuss ways to mitigate desertification and its impacts, which affect nearly 40 percent of the earth's land surface.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Andean Condor Born in Captivity

By IPS Correspondents and - -
An Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) chick hatched in late July at Venezuela's Chorros de Milla Zoo, in the southeastern city of Mérida, in the context of a program to rescue this species in danger of extinction in the South American mountains.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: An International Pat on the Back

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Brazil is key for shifting global paradigms in favor of sustainable development, said Austrian physicist Fritjof Capra, who is organizing an international network of scientists and environmentalists to support related polices of the Brazilian government, led by leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Ecobreves – SOUTH AMERICA:: Plan Launched for 'Camelid' Livestock

By IPS Correspondents and - -
- The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will support the raising and sustainable use of "camelid" livestock in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, providing 247,000 dollars for an 18-month program.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Demanding Decent Housing

By IPS Correspondents and - -
"Decent and safe housing", demanded experts and activists gathered in the Honduran capital to promote a common strategy for Latin America.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Drought Causes Crop Losses

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Dozens of hectares of crops, primarily maize and beans, were lost due to the prolonged drought in Guatemala's eastern departments, reports Agriculture and Livestock Minister Carlos Set.

Ecobreves – EL SALVADOR: Forest Inventory Underway

By IPS Correspondents and - -
By October 2004 El Salvador will have a complete census of its forests and an estimate of their capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, say government officials

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: The Whales Are Here!

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Hundreds of whales began arriving in the warm waters along Colombia's Pacific coast in late July to mate and to give birth, a spectacle that attracts crowds of tourists every year.

Ecobreves – PERU: Battle Over 'Andean Viagra'

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The company Pure World Botanicals, which registered in the United States a patent for extract of 'maca', a Peruvian medicinal plant, has engaged in "biopiracy", say authorities in the South American country.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Thousands Homeless Months After Flood

By IPS Correspondents and - -
At least 85,000 people were affected by the late April floods in the northeastern Argentine province of Santa Fe, and some 12,000 lost their homes, according to the provincial government's reports.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Dams Rejected in Seismic Area

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Residents of 37 villages in the eastern Guatemalan municipality of Rio Hondo are protesting the construction of two hydroelectric dams in the area, the center of two seismic faults.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Internet for Rural Development

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Farmers -- with small and medium-sized holdings -- in five areas of Honduras will soon have access to Internet centers aimed at promoting rural development.
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