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Monday, November 9, 2026
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Ecobreves – CUBA: Drought Alert
More than 300,000 people suffer water shortages daily in Holguín, one of the six provinces in eastern Cuba hard hit by drought since the 1990s.Ecobreves – BRAZIL:: Engineers Seek Better Waves for Surfing
Increasing the height of ocean waves by 80 percent and improving their dynamic to benefit surfers is the goal of a project of the post-graduate engineering program at the Federal University of Rio de JaneiroEcobreves – CHILE: Advances in Cleaning Up Santiago
The Chilean government is creating a Transantiago Financial Administration System to reorganize public transportation and to build bikeways, among other measures intended to reduce pollution in the capital, home to five million people.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Fighting Desertification and Drought
An initiative to mitigate the effects of drought and to prevent desertification in 10 of the 18 departments of Honduras began two weeks ago with public hearings and the identification of productive projects.Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Greenpeace Promotes Wind Energy
The Argentine affiliate of Greenpeace, the international environmental watchdog, is launching a campaign this month to promote the use of wind energy, with sights on the upcoming meeting of the Johannesburg Renewable Energy Coalition, set for June in Bonn.Ecobreves – PERU: No Money for Clean-Up
The U.S. company Doe Run Resources has asked the Peruvian government to allow it to postpone clean-up of the dangerous contamination caused by its mining activities in Junin and Oroya, in the central sierra, since 1997.
Mega-Cities Squander Water Resources
If Latin America's major cities, like Sao Paulo and Mexico City, don't enact policies for conservation and efficient use of water, they will soon have to ration this vital liquid, warn experts.Ecobreves – URUGUAY: Referendum on Right to Water
Uruguayan civil society groups will celebrate Mar. 22, World Water Day, with workshops, exhibits and cultural activities to raise awareness about the importance of this resource and to promote a constitutional reform that would prohibit the privatization of water and sanitation services.
Alarm Sounds on Bee-Killing Pesticides
France has authorized use until May 31 of inventories of chemicals suspected of killing off bee populations. There is great concern in other European countries about this insect essential for agriculture.Ecobreves – CENTRAL AMERICA: Tribunal in Defense of Water
The Central American Water Tribunal is conducting its second session of hearings Mar. 15-19 in the Costa Rican capital to debate nine cases involving the countries of the region.Small Rice Paddies Produce Big Results
Cuba dedicates more than 130,000 hectares to growing rice, though it is mostly small-scale production.Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Fish as Alternative to Coffee
The Guatemalan Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock is promoting tilapia fish farming as a productive alternative for communities that have been hit hard by the coffee crisis, especially along the southern coast.Methyl Bromide
A special session of the parties to the Montreal Protocol will be held in Canada on Mar. 24 and 25 to finalize negotiations on the exceptions to the use of methyl bromide requested by the United States. Used as an agricultural pesticide, methyl bromide is an ozone-depleting gas.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Out of Firefighting Funds
The national government has left the forestry development agency COHDEFOR without funds for preventing and fighting forest fires, denounced the entity's director, Gustavo Morales.Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Project to Protect Reservoir
Authorities in northern Colombia inaugurated the Guájaro Reservoir Community Project on Mar. 13 in this region on the Caribbean coast.Experts Back Pentagon Warning on Climate
Abrupt climate change, which could trigger catastrophes such as a decline of temperatures in Europe to Siberian levels, is indeed possible, scientists told Tierramérica.
Costa Rica Exports Its Model for Green Tourism Certification
Several Latin American countries will emulate the Costa Rican "green seal" for the tourism industry. Although the major hotel chains have shown little interest so far, Costa Rica has certified 50 businesses in the tourism industry.Environmental Law Old After a Decade
Leaders of environmental NGOs in Chile are calling for reform of the environmental law enacted in March 1994. They are demanding the creation of a truly "green" environment ministry.Barcelona Forum 2004
More than five million people are expected to take part in the Barcelona Forum 2004 beginning May 9, a global encounter for debate on three major issues of the 21st century: cultural diversity, sustainable development and peace.Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Agrarian Debate Begins
The Guatemalan government and leaders of the peasant group Plataforma Agraria (PA) will take part in dialogue to seek solutions to rural land conflicts and discuss policies for developing the countryside.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Binational Project to Protect Birds
U.S. and Honduran scientists will work together over the next three years to study and protect migratory birds, including the tiny golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), whose habitat is 1,800 meters above sea level in encino pine trees.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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