Tierramerica

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Promoting Vegetable Oil for Cars

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A group of U.S. experts with the environmental group Sustainable Solutions Caravan proposed to government officials and civil society groups in Honduras the use of ''bio-fuel'' for cars as a means to reduce pollution.

Inuit to Charge U.S. for Climate Change

By Stephen Leahy and - -
The Inuit peoples of the Arctic regions hope the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will find that the United States, the leading emitter of carbon dioxide, is threatening their existence. Their action is seen as the first case that links climate change and the rights of indigenous communities.
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''We'll need imagination after Kyoto''

By Diego Cevallos and - -
Klaus Toepfer, the world's top environment official as chief of the United Nations Environment Program, spoke with Tierramérica in the lead-up to Feb. 16, the day the Kyoto Protocol on climate change takes effect.
- Mauricio Ramos

The 'Green' Promises of CAFTA

By Diego Cevallos and - -
The environment chapter of the Central American-U.S. free trade agreement has environmental activists divided: for some it is merely ''symbolic'', for others it is a ''major victory''.

Unacceptable' Work Conditions in Chile's Fields

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Hundreds of thousands of people who work Chile's farmland are victims of abuse and mistreatment by employers and poisoning from pesticides, charge health, indigenous and union activists.

Ecobreves – AMAZON: Fight Against Mercury

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Mercury in the rivers of the Amazon region is threatening the environment and human health, says the Amazonian Cooperation Treaty Organization (OTCA), which is discussing action plans for curbing contamination from this heavy metal in the eight countries with Amazonian territory.

Ecobreves – CHILE:: Cellulose Plant Remains Closed

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Chilean regional environmental commission, COREMA, resolved to maintain the closure of the Arauco Constitución cellulose plant in Valdivia, in southern Chile, until it complies with four requisites for preventing contamination of the Carlos Anwandter Nature Sanctuary.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Kids Care for Havana Bay

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A university environmental project implemented in several Havana schools aims to raise environmental awareness amongst children and adolescents for protecting the capital's bay, an ecosystem contaminated by the city's domestic and industrial waste.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Pine Beetle Emergency

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Honduran government is working hard to prevent the spread of the southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis) plague in the northeastern department of Olancho, Roberto Cabrera, of the state-run forest development agency COHDEFOR, told Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: No to Unregulated Fishing

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Family fishing operations in Guatemala's Izabal Lake, the largest in the country, covering a thousand square kilometers, have denounced a rise in illegal fishing by smugglers, whose activities they say could push several species to extinction.

Ecobreves – PERU: Carrot and Stick for Polluters

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The reform of Peru's Environmental Code will include economic incentives for compliance with environmental regulations, lawmaker Fabiola Morales told Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Entrepreneurs Dissuaded from Buying Preserve

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Protests by residents and by environmental groups against the sale and logging of 25,000 hectares in Argentina's General Pizarro nature preserve, in the northern province of Salta, led businessman Manuel Santos Uribellarrea to withdraw from the project, Greenpeace representatives told Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Promoting Commercial Forestry

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The forest industry is responsible for 38,000 direct jobs in Colombia, and if the area planted for commercial ends would expand from 150,000 to 3.0 million hectares in the next five years, the number of jobs would be 760,000, according to ''Outlook for investment in the Colombian forest industry''.
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Fish Return to Havana Bay

By Patricia Grogg and - -
Officials assure that marine life is recovering in Havana Bay, one of the most polluted bays in the world. Contamination from wastewater and from petroleum products has been reduced, according to a report to which Tierramérica had access.
The puma is one of the inhabitants of the Darién region of Panama and Colombia - Claudio Contreras.

Alarm Sounded on Panama-Colombia Electrical Project

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmentalists fear that a project to connect the Colombian and Panamanian electrical systems will hurt Central America's largest protected area. The route of the power lines will be determined in six months.
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''They want transgenics, good or bad''

By Diego Cevallos and - -
Biologist Ignacio Chapela, who discovered that Mexican corn had been contaminated with genetically modified material, spoke recently with Tierramérica. He denounces a campaign by the big biotech transnationals to undermine his reputation.

Human Development at the Service of Wildlife

By Julio Godoy and - -
Improving the quality of life in the communities of the developing South is indispensable for protecting species diversity, said eminent biologist Edward O. Wilson in a conversation with Tierramérica.
Cat's claw, a Peruvian plant being exploited by foreign pharmaceutical companies - No photo credit.

How Much Is the Biodiversity of the Andes Worth?

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The issue of access to genetic resources will continue to complicate free trade negotiations with the United States, warn Peruvian experts on the eve of the seventh round of talks.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Plans for Planting 75 Million Trees

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Some 75 million trees are to be planted in Guatemala before 2008 as part of the ''Guate Verde'' plan, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Mario Dary told Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Reporter Faces Trial for Defending Environment

By IPS Correspondents and - -
- Journalist Frank Mejía tried to protect the trees in the Honduran capital's main park, and ended up in the courts, accused of ''disobedience''.
Ecologists oppose government land reforms of the Hato Piñero, dedicated to cattle ranching and rich in plant and animal life. - Hato Piñero

Agrarian Reform Reaches the Forest Edge

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The land intervention policy of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez could hurt nature preserves that are that are rich in biological resources, warn environmentalists.
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