Tierramerica

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Center to Help Beached Whales

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Venezuelan Environment Ministry is pushing for the creation of a special center to deal with cetaceans -- whale and dolphin species -- that end up beached on the country's coast. There have been 40 such cases in the past three years.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Summit Against Drought

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Some 200 officials and experts will gather in the Guatemalan capital in November to study the problems of drought and desertification afflicting Latin America and attempt to come up with some solutions, announced this Central American country's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Protecting Sea Turtles

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Authorities from the Honduran Ministry of Natural Resources set up a ban a month ago to protect the sea turtle species that nest around the Gulf of Fonseca, a maritime area shared by Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador.

Ecobreves – CUBA: New Trees for Havana

By IPS Correspondents and - -
''My Green Plan'' has slated for this year the planting of 2.5 million trees of 52 species in the Cuban capital, part of ongoing efforts to re-establish vegetation in this city of 2.3 million people
U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry at a recent campaign rally - Sharon Farmer

Green Votes for Candidate Kerry

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Activists believe the Democratic Party's candidate would strengthen international environmental agreements if he wins the U.S. presidency in the Nov. 2 election.
One of the harpy eagles rescued by the Peregrine Fund -

Harpy Eagle to Take Flight Again

By Diego Cevallos and - -
Panama is a pioneer in rescuing the impressive raptor, the harpy eagle. More than 30 harpy chicks have hatched in captivity there since 2001.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: A Law to Combat Biopiracy

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Brazilian government wants a law for fighting biopiracy. A bill on this issue, drafted by the Environment Ministry, will be sent to parliament this year, and will define the crimes against Brazil's national genetic wealth and establish sentences.
Mexican maize - Claudio Contreras

Ecobreves – A Transgenic Sunflower Is Born: ARGENTINA

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Scientists from Argentina's Universidad del Litoral have isolated a gene that, once introduced into the sunflower, helps this crop tolerate extreme drought.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Eco-Certificates for Flower Growers

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Nine Colombian flower-growing companies received ''Florverde'' certification from SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance, an international quality and testing company), for their contributions to protecting the environment and improving the working conditions of their employees.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Demands for Release of Maize Report

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The environmental watchdog group Greenpeace will exhaust its legal options to force the Mexican government to release a report on contamination of traditional corn crops with pollen from genetically modified maize. The study was prepared by the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC).
In a single day, a ton of locusts can eat just as much as 10 elephant - FAO

Biblical Plague Thrashes Africa

By Julio Godoy and - -
Millions of locusts are devouring vegetables, grains and even clothing in nine African countries. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization fears that the plague -- the worst in 15 years -- will extend even farther.

Ecobreves – PERU: River Tube Proposed

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The contamination of the Rímac River, which supplies water to the Peruvian capital, can be reversed by running it through a tube of at least 70 km, says engineer Nicolás Morales in a proposal to the authorities.

'The Kyoto Protocol is just a first step'

By Marcela Valente and - -
Tierramérica spoke with Joke Waller-Hunter, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and in charge of organizing the upcoming conference of parties to that agreement, to take place in December in Buenos Aires.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Aquifers Exhausted

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The aquifers that provide water to around two million people in the Guatemalan capital are running dry, say assessors from Empagua, the municipal water agency.

Fires Burn Out of Control

By Franz Chávez and - -
The residents of Santa Cruz, Bolivia are suffering the effects of air pollution caused by more than 2,000 forest fires that were started to clear land for crops and cattle.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Measuring Air Pollutants

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Venezuelan Environment Ministry is testing vehicles traveling on one of the main access routes to Caracas to assess the emissions of contaminating gases.
Hurricane Greta thrashed the northern Honduran coast in 1978. Two thousand people were left homeless - NOAA

Bring Out the Anti-Hurricane Artillery

By Diego Cevallos and - -
Within five years there may be methods available to manipulate and reduce the devastating impacts of hurricanes like Ivan, Frances and Jeanne, which have hit the Caribbean in recent weeks.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Eyes on the Cerrado Ecosystem

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Cerrado, a type of savannah that is the second largest Brazilian biome, surpassed only by the Amazon, has finally become the center of attention of concerned government officials and environmentalists.

Brazilian Heartthrob Goes Organic

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Marcos Palmeira, a famous Brazilian film and television actor, spoke with Tierramérica about his experience in sustainable agriculture and what he thinks of genetically modified crops.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Sculptures Denounce Impacts of Pesticides

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Small sculptures made of clay and silicone, representing deformed fetuses inside glass jars, have caused a stir in Chile. They are part of a unique protest of the effects of indiscriminate use of pesticides on crops.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Electrical Weeds

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The 'marabú' (Dichrostachys cinarea), a weed that has proved difficult to eradicate from fields in Cuba, could become the raw material for generating electricity, through a project that is the brainchild of experts from the University of Camagüey.
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