Tierramerica

Farming in Harmony with the Cosmos

By IPS Correspondents and - -
With no chemical fertilizers and commanded by the stars above, biodynamic crops are flourishing in Italy. Some 400 small companies are dedicated to this type of farming, with annual revenues of 27 million dollars.

The Asian Tsunami

By IPS Correspondents and - -
After the tsunami that caused over 150,000 deaths in Asia, making it one of the largest natural disasters in modern history, world leaders will discuss the establishment of a tsunami early warning system in the Indian Ocean at a conference in Japan from Jan. 18 to 22.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Whales in Danger

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Dozens of female gray whales that are pregnant, many of which are ready to give birth, began to arrive this month in the Sea of Cortez, off the Mexican state of Baja California, in keeping with a natural cycle that could come to an end if tourism development plans continue, say environmentalists.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Reforestation Means Jobs for Peasants

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Regional Corporation of Quindío in Colombia carried out activities aimed at re-establishing ecosystems and forests, generating employment for at least 90 families, as part of the 2004-2006 Action Plan.

Ecobreves – PERU: Demands for Guarantees from Mining Companies

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The concession-holders of mining contracts in Peru will have to put forth financial guarantees -- titles, shares or cash -- to pay for potential environmental damage from their operations if a bill presented by Congressman Jaime Velásquez is passed.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Experts to Investigate Swan Die-Off

By IPS Correspondents and - -
International experts will visit Chile in February or March to investigate the recent massive deaths of black-necked swans (Cygnus melancoryphus) in the Río Cruces nature sanctuary, 790 km south of the capital. Environmentalists claim it was caused by waste from a cellulose factory

Ecobreves – CUBA: Coastline Plagued by Erosion

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Around 90 percent of Cuba's coastline suffers some degree of erosion as a result of rising sea level, pollution and extraction of sand, warns an official report.

French Plan Contradicts Europe's Anti-Nuclear Trend

By Julio Godoy and - -
France is to invest 150 billion dollars in nuclear reactors, a move that distances the country from the renewable energy goals of its neighbors.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA-MEXICO: Protecting the Usumacinta Watershed

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental groups from Guatemala and Mexico will strengthen a strategic alliance in 2005 to protect the two countries' shared watershed of the Usumacinta River.

Reviving the Guaraní Route

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Tourists soon will be able to follow the network of paths in Paraguay and Brazil that Guaraní Indians followed centuries ago in search of the ''Land Without Evil''.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Environmentalists Worry Over Land Intervention

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Venezuelan environmentalists expressed their concern about a decree in the central state of Cojedes that ordered ''intervention'' of all fallow lands that could be used in agriculture, including extensive cattle ranching accompanied by private forest and water reserves, that are now home to hundreds of species.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Shrimper's Environmental Permit Cancelled

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Honduran Environmental Prosecutor revoked the environmental permit of El Faro, a shrimping operation that fishes in the Gulf of Fonseca, on the Pacific Ocean. The firm is accused of causing severe damage to wetlands and mangroves in the area, which is shared by Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: First Hydrogen Bus

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Brazil will have its first electrical engine, hydrogen-fuelled bus in 2006, according to the graduate engineering program at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Methane emanates from garbage dumps, livestock waste and some plant - Mauricio Ramos

A Greenhouse Gas Becomes Star of the Market

By Diego Cevallos and - -
Latin America is joining the international movement for trade in methane emissions credits. Environmental activists are giving this approach the thumbs-down.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Alert Against Transgenic Trees

By IPS Correspondents and - -
International environmental organizations gathered in Argentina are exhorting governments around the world to ban the inclusion of transgenic tree plantations as possible ''carbon sinks'' to capture greenhouse gases.

U.S. Returns to Dialogue on Climate Change

By Marcela Valente and - -
The United States and the OPEC countries agreed to participate in a May 2005 seminar on climate change, but they reject new negotiations. ''It's a positive step,'' says Raúl Estrada Oyuela, who proposed the face-saving meeting, approved at the close of the 10th Conference on Climate Change, in Buenos Aires.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Sustainable Crafts

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Communities neighboring the 49 nature preserves in Colombia this month presented a show of artisan work that uses natural resources, but are developed through environmental sustainable processes.
78 hectares of organic coffee in Cauca, Colombia. - Mauricio Ramos

Organic Coffee Instead of Coca

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Peasant farming families in Colombia are abandoning their illegal drug crops and staking their bets on fair trade organic coffee. They have already exported almost 5,000 sacks of coffee beans this year.

Ecobreves – PERU: Eco-Radio Rewarded

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Ozono Radio, an environmental broadcaster that targets youth audiences, won first prize in the communications category of the Business Creativity 2004 contest, promoted by the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC).

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Tikal in Danger

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The ancient Mayan ruins of Tikal, one of the main tourist attractions in Guatemala, require urgent conservation efforts, say experts.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: World Bank Protects Hummingbird

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Honduran Ecologists Network announced that it would invest 200,000 dollars to protect the Honduran emerald hummingbird (Amazilia luciae), an endemic species that faces extinction.
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