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Poverty Could by Defeated in the South American Countryside

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Agriculture is on its way to becoming a top-priority economic activity in the Southern Cone, thanks to the growing world demand for food, say experts from the region.
Organic wastes are gathered to produce compost, which is then distributed among the local residents. - Courtesy of the Argentine Network of Municipalities to Confront Climate Change

Argentine Municipalities Unite to Confront Climate Change

By Marcela Valente and - -
Through everyday practices like avoiding the use of disposable products and sorting garbage for recycling, communities in the Argentine interior are joining forces to implement more effective environmental policies.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: New Ship Will Expand Knowledge of the Ocean Floor

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Thank to a partnership between the government and private companies, Brazil will soon acquire one of the most modern oceanographic research vessels in the world.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Fighting Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Nanotechnology

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research (IVIC), a government agency, is experimenting with the addition of diminutive particles – in this case, mineral salts such as iron, cobalt and nickel nitrate – to decrease the greenhouse gas emissions that are characteristic of the oil industry.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: A Dam to Confront Drought

By IPS Correspondents and - -
“This is a dam to confront the drought, which will help us to protect our forests and to increase our crop yields,” declared Darío Figueroa from the community of Manzaragua in the southern Honduran department of El Paraíso.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Campaign Promotes Environmental Education For All

By IPS Correspondents and - -
An innovative environmental education campaign in Chile seeks to motivate the public to adopt sustainable practices, through 15 “microprograms” that raise awareness and provide everyday solutions for a range of environmental problems.
Companies risk economic losses as a result of climate change, stressed Lopes. Credit: Courtesy CDP

Q&A: Companies Study Climate Risks and Opportunities

By Marianela Jarroud
Investors and corporations have become increasingly concerned over the effects of climate change, which are being felt in vast areas of the planet and have begun to impact on the profitability of their operations.

Mexico Could Say Goodbye to Imported Maize

By Emilio Godoy
It has been many years since Mexico, the birthplace of maize, has been self-sufficient in this staple food that plays a central role in its cuisine and culture. But new studies indicate that it could produce enough maize to meet its needs within 10 to 15 years.
Biofuels are amazingly profitable in tropical countries, says André Aranha Corrêa do Lago. Credit: Manipadma Jena/IPS

Q&A: “Developing Countries Are Doing Their Part for Biodiversity”

By Manipadma Jena
Developing countries are investing enormously in preserving biological diversity, and it is unimaginable that the wealthy nations will not fulfill their obligations to provide funding for these efforts, Brazilian environmental negotiator André Aranha Corrêa do Lago told Tierramérica*.
Biofuels are amazingly profitable in tropical countries, says André Aranha Corrêa do Lago. - Manipadma Jena/IPS

"Developing Countries Are Doing Their Part for Biodiversity"

By Manipadma Jena and - -
We cannot isolate biological diversity by geographical boundaries, says Brazilian negotiator André Aranha Corrêa do Lago in this interview.
Companies risk economic losses as a result of climate change, stressed Lopes. Credit - Courtesy of IBC

Companies Study Climate Risks and Opportunities

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Initiatives undertaken by companies to reduce their emissions, mainly through greater energy efficiency, pay for themselves within three years, according to Juliana Campos Lopes of the Carbon Disclosure Project.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Clones Could Save Endangered Species

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Brazilian government's agricultural research agency, EMBRAPA, has begun to work on cloning animals in danger of extinction.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Peasant Farmers Adopt Organic Fertilizer

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Small farmers in southern Honduras have begun to use organic fertilizer to improve their crops while promoting the creation of family farms in nearby villages.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA : Alarm Raised Over Deforestation in Patagonia

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Local residents, environmentalists and Mapuche indigenous communities have raised the alarm over two major real estate development projects in Villa La Angostura, in the southern Argentine province of Neuquén, which would involve the destruction of 1,100 hectares of forests.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Artificial Photosynthesis Being Explored

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Mexican National Council on Science and Technology (CONACYT) has launched an initiative to imitate natural photosynthesis for the purpose of generating alternative fuels and reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Communities Organise to Confront Climate Change in El Salvador

By Edgardo Ayala
Armed with chainsaws, machetes and shovels, local residents of El Salvador’s Lower Lempa River Basin, near the Pacific Ocean, are unblocking the flow of rivers and pruning the branches of trees on riverbanks to keep them from falling into the chocolate-colored water.

Communal Land Titling at a Standstill in Peru

By Milagros Salazar
The titling of the lands of indigenous and peasant communities has been at a practical standstill for two years, with many of the corresponding files lost or incomplete. But the promotion of foreign investment is moving full steam ahead in the same regions.
Clean-up work in the rivers of the Lower Lempa River Basin. - Edgardo Ayala/IPS

Communities Organize to Confront Climate Change in El Salvador

By Edgardo Ayala and - -
The river clean-up and mangrove recovery work in the Lower Lempa River Basin reflects the organizational traditions of the local communities.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Lionfish Confirmed as Voracious Predator

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The red lionfish (Pterois volitans), a species native to the Pacific Ocean that escaped from aquariums in the Caribbean Sea two decades ago, is advancing on fish stocks and devouring young specimens of dozens of species in the waters off northern Venezuela.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: New Center for the Recovery of the Flora and Fauna of Olancho

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Honduran and international institutions have joined forces to construct a center aimed at preserving endangered flora and fauna, such as the jaguar, in the northeastern department of Olancho.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Government Assesses Construction of “Water Highway”

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The government of Chile has commissioned preliminary studies for the proposed construction of a so-called water highway, which would transport water from the mouths of rivers in the south to the arid regions of the north.
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