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Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Support for Community Forestry

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) has ratified its support for forest protection initiatives in Honduras, and especially those that involve communities in responsible forest management, the country’s vice president, María Antonieta Guillén, told Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Sale of Materials Contaminated with Cyanide Denounced

By IPS Correspondents and - -
An environmental organization in the central Argentine province of Córdoba has accused a company devoted to the final disposal of hazardous waste of illegally selling contaminated materials.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Cultural Program to Promote Natural Heritage

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The National Commission of Protected Natural Areas has launched a cultural program to strengthen the conservation of natural heritage in Mexico.

Sea Turtles Trapped by Sudden Drop in Temperature in Uruguay

By Inés Acosta
A record number of sea turtles are turning up on Uruguayan beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and Río de la Plata this Southern hemisphere winter, suffering from cold shock and hypothermia.

Scientists Discover New Threats to Corals

By Stephen Leahy
Most corals thrive only in shallow waters, where there is enough light for them to grow. But the rapid rise in sea level, due to the melting of polar ice, is making these conditions increasingly scarce.
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Sea Turtles Trapped by Sudden Drop in Temperature in Uruguay

By IPS Correspondents
A record number of sea turtles are turning up on Uruguayan beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and Río de la Plata this Southern hemisphere winter, suffering from cold shock and hypothermia.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Warmer Air in Shower Reduces Electricity Consumption

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A simple invention developed by researchers at Juiz de Fora Federal University in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais makes it possible to reduce the energy consumed during a hot shower by 30 percent.

Ecobreves – CUBA: New Plant for Biodiesel Production from Jatropha Seeds

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The first Cuban plant for the production of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas, an inedible shrub, entered into operation this month in the southeastern province of Guantánamo, with an expected output of 100 tons of fuel annually.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Chilean Court Orders Exhumation of Workers Killed by Pollution

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A Chilean court has ordered the exhumation of 22 former employees of the National Mining Company who are presumed to have died from the accumulative effects of the pollution to which they were exposed during decades of work at the Ventanas copper foundry and refinery, which has been controlled since 2005 by the National Copper Corporation, another state-owned enterprise.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Italy to Finance Reservoir Expansion

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The governments of Honduras and Italy have signed an agreement under which the latter will provide 30 million dollars in financing for the expansion of the José Cecilio del Valle Reservoir, in southern Honduras, to enable the irrigation of some 4,000 hectares of environmentally friendly crops.
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Q&A: Transforming the Way the Global Environment is Managed

By Busani Bafana
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is ready to be a catalyst for transforming the way the global environment is managed, said the next CEO and chairperson of the multilateral institution, Dr. Naoko Ishii, in this interview with Tierramérica *.

The Bicycle Revolution in Paris, Five Years Later

By Julio Godoy
In July 2007, many Parisians laughed at their mayor, Bertrand Delanoë, when he announced the creation of a public bicycle sharing system aimed at reducing traffic in the French capital.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Residential Solar Power Is Now Competitive

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Generating solar power for individual residential use is now economically viable for 15 percent of Brazilian households, according to the Energy Research Company (EPE), a government agency.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: U.S. Donation for the Conservation of La Mosquitia

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has approved a donation of 405,000 dollars for Honduras, aimed at promoting the ecological and sustainable conservation of the tropical rainforest region of La Mosquitia, on the country’s Atlantic coast.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Progress and Delays in Clean-Up of the Riachuelo River

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Four years after the Supreme Court of Argentina ordered the clean-up of the Riachuelo River basin, in the province of Buenos Aires, environmentalists recognize that progress has been made, but there are still numerous challenges pending.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Communities Protest Planned Location of Thermoelectric Plant

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Residents of 60 communities in three states in southern Mexico are protesting the construction of a thermoelectric power plant that they consider to pose a threat to the environment, their economic livelihoods and their safety.
Dr. Naoko Ishii will be the second woman to lead the Global Environment Facility. - Busani Bafana/IPS

Transforming the Way the Global Environment is Managed

By Busani Bafana and - -
Given the magnitude of the environmental challenges we are facing, incremental change will not be enough, maintains the new head of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in this interview.

Asian Mussel Invasion Largely Ignored by Southern Cone Governments

By Marcela Valente
The governments of most of the countries that share the Río de la Plata basin are doing little or nothing to halt the golden mussel invasion, despite the serious damages and losses it is causing.
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Norwegian Study Calls for Research on Natural Causes of Climate Change

By Julio Godoy
While there is no doubt that global warming is primarily a consequence of human activities, it is also true that there are natural phenomena contributing to climate change as well.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Metro Cuts Air Pollution in São Paulo by Three Quarters

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The concentration of air pollutants in São Paulo would be 75 percent greater if it were not for the city’s underground rapid transit system, according to a study by the Federal University of São Paulo.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Municipalities Promote Discussion of Draft Mining Law

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Association of Municipalities of Honduras has launched community discussion of a bill for a new mining law to be tabled in Congress later this year.
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