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Monday, November 9, 2026
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Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: A Vote Against Whales?
Environmental organizations, led by the international watchdog Greenpeace, denounced that Guatemala would vote in favor of reducing protection of whales, especially the hunting of minke whales.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Women to Export Bio-Pesticides
In the Marcala region, in the central Honduran department of La Paz, a group of women is preparing to export biological pesticides to other Central American countries and to Europe.Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Biological Vaccine for Cattle
The Colombian agricultural research agency CORPOICA last week released the first biological vaccine developed in this country to fight 'ranillas', a blood disease spread amongst cattle by flies and ticks.Ecobreves – MEXICO: Activists Condemn 'Illegal' Pier
The Mexican government faces an international lawsuit if it does not order the demolition of a large pier built ''illegally'' just 50 meters from a reef along what is known as the Mayan Riviera.Ecobreves – LATIN AMERICA: A Boost for Sustainable Tourism
Aboard a vessel anchored off the river port of Iquitos, capital of the Peruvian Amazon, representatives from 17 Latin American countries and Spain pledged on Sep. 3 to promote tourism activities that do not harm the environment.Ecobreves – HONDURAS:: Ecologists Still Not Satisfied
The Olancho Environmentalist Movement (MAO), based in northeast Honduras and led by Roman Catholic priest Andrés Tamayo, is considering staging yet another ''march for life''.Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Plague of Locusts
Locusts have inundated several communities in the Guatemalan department of Jutiapa, east of the capital; an unprecedented event for that region.
The Return of the Ozone Layer
The Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting substances is making verifiable progress. Future generations may be able to enjoy fun in the sun with fewer threats to their health, predict some experts.
Faith, Too, Affects the Environment
Theologians and academics say the world's major religions have failed to provide leadership in defending nature.Ecobreves – CUBA: More Hurricanes Feared
Even before recovering from the damages caused by Hurricane Charley, the people of Cuba were crossing their fingers with the approach of September and October, the months of greatest cyclone activity.Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Rangers Lacking to Protect Resources
There are just 240 rangers in Guatemala to protect thousands of hectares of biological reserves that Congress has declared national natural heritage sites.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Development with a Dose of Conservation
Productive projects and environmental conservation efforts will be carried out in parallel in at least 80 communities in the desert south of Honduras, along the El Salvador border, presidential spokeswoman Armida López Contreras told Tierramérica
Small Companies Far from Meeting 'Green' Standards
Pressure is rising in Mexico for small industries to be incorporated into a new initiative for measuring and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Foreign Prices for Local Petroleum
Demands have been revived in Bolivia for nationalizing a valuable natural resource: hydrocarbons.Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Exotic Insect Attacks Local Crops
Dozens of Venezuelan plantations of cacao (Theobroma cacao) and guanábana, or soursop (Annona muricata), and greenhouse-grown cayenne (Capsicum frutescens) have been hit in recent weeks by a plague of pink hibiscus mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus).Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Banana Trees Resistant to Sigatoka Fungus
Two banana varieties developed by Brazil's agricultural research agency Embrapa are providing hope for farmers in fighting black sigatoka, the most destructive disease afflicting this fruit.Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Different Hooks to Save Sea Turtles
The Guatemalan Ministry of Agriculture launched a campaign to convince dorado and shark fishing operations to change the type of hooks they use as a means to prevent accidental capture of sea turtles, which are in danger of extinction.Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Bacteria Produce Biodegradable Plastic
Argentine researchers announced on Aug. 20 that a new industrial process is available to produce a plastic that quickly degrades after being buried. The key in production is the Azotobacter chroococcum bacterium.Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Water and Sanitation for Indians
The Colombian government will begin the second phase of the project ''Environmental Improvement in Indigenous Communities,'' which is to benefit some 100 Ticuna Indian families in the Amazon region.Ecobreves – PERU: Microbes for Clean Mining
The contamination of rivers from mining waste, one of Peru's most pressing environmental problems, can be fought using microorganisms, according to the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy (IPEN)
Sugarcane's New Promises
Cuban scientists are saying that sugarcane is a raw material with as much potential as petroleum. And they are developing medications, preservatives, resins and plastics from this sweet crop.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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