Tierramerica

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.

Environment-Themed World Expo a First for the Millennium

By Suvendrini Kakuchi and - -
Beginning Mar. 25, pavilions will represent the messages of 122 countries at the World Expo in Japan as they laud ''Nature's Wisdom''.

Whales Can't Hear Love Songs of Potential Mates

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Whales along Italy's northwest Mediterranean coast are unable to reproduce. The culprit is severe noise pollution, which drowns out mating calls.

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: 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.
Abel Mamani, head of the Bolivian community councils federation, addresses a crowd in El Alto - Jatha

Bolivian Water Rates Hard to Swallow

By Franz Chávez and - -
A multinational corporation that provides water and sanitation services is at the center of tensions tearing at social seams in Bolivia. The residents of El Alto are demanding that the company leave the country.
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Bush Launches New Offensive for Oil Drilling in the Arctic

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The White House is treating the issue of oil drilling in a pristine Alaskan wildlife refuge as fait accompli. But oil companies are maintaining a cautious attitude about investing in the 607,000-hectare Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Wangari Maathai -

Poor Deserve Fair Price for Their Lumber, Says Nobel Laureate

By Haider Rizvi and - -
Environmentalist Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, spoke with Tierramérica about the threat of illegal logging worldwide.

Bottles Versus Faucets

By Stephen Leahy and - -
The bottled water business leads to privatization of water utilities, say water rights activists. But the industry counters that bottled water is safe and environmentally friendly.

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.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: : Alarm Sounds for Forest Fires

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Guatemalan officials have issued a yellow alert due to the intensity of the 67 forest fires recorded during 50 days so far this year and which have destroyed 500 hectares of forest.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Environmental Training for Young People

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Dozens of youths from the Mexican capital will soon receive training to bring about environmental changes in their communities, all part of the Geo Youth project of the United Nations Environment Program.

Ecobreves – SOUTH AMERICA: Promoting Sustainable Fishing

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Artisanal fisherfolk from seven South American countries met in Argentina Mar. 1-4 to discuss small-scale sustainable fishing and to exchange information on fishing stock management.

Ecobreves – PERU: Seeking Small Investment in Reforestation

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The new National Plan for Reforestation, to be debated in coming weeks by the Peruvian Congress, modifies the existing policy for promoting forestry, which favors major investors, and instead would also promote participation by small and medium investors.

Amazon Forest – Destruction and Hope

By Mario Osava and - -
Annual tropical wood harvests have decreased by two million cubic meters, but illegal logging extends into the heart of the Amazon, according to a new report to which Tierramérica had access.
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