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Ecobreves – COSTA RICA:: People Take Part in Environmental Management

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Costa Rican civil society will play an active role in managing natural resources with the launch of regional councils in the country's 11 conservation areas.

Ecobreves – NICARAGUA: Soldiers Protect Sea Turtles

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Some 60,000 Olive Ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys Olivacea) are on the Pacific beaches of Nicaragua to lay eggs -- and under the close watch of the army

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Eco-Houses for Farmers

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Organizations of small farmers in the departments of Cortés and Yoro, in northern Honduras, are to present a proposal to the government to build ecological housing as a means to reduce the deficit of 750,000 homes.

Ecobreves – CUBA:: Recovering Lands Hurt by Nickel Mining

By IPS Correspondents and - -
More than 10,000 hectares leveled by nickel exploitation have been reforested in the Moa municipality in the eastern Cuban province of Holguín.
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No Green in Trade Treaty of the Americas

By Stephen Leahy and - -
The environment is notably absent from the negotiations of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. The costs of this omission could be enormous, but analysts say there is little chance that effective "green clauses" will be included in the hemisphere-wide treaty.
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The Dead Sea Will Not Die

By IPS Correspondents and - -
This lake, emblematic of the Middle East and famous for its therapeutic waters, could lose half its area over the next century. But it will never completely disappear, say scientists.
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“We are headed for collective suicide”

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Chilean writer Luis Sepúlveda, author of "Mundo del fin del mundo" (Stories from the End of the World) says that defending the environment is a political concern that underlies all of his work.

Forum of Environment Ministers

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environment ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered Nov. 20-25 in Panama to assess the region's sustainable development agenda.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Spider Monkey Alert

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The variegated spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) is in critical danger due to reduced habitat, says the update of the Red List of Endangered Species 2003, of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). But Venezuelan researchers question the scope of the habitat measurements.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Ecologists Get Ready for National Meet

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The first National Environment Conference, Nov. 28-30 in Brasilia, will be an opportunity to strengthen the positions of Minister Marina Silva and the ecological movement, which have suffered blows from several recent governmental measures.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Bikeway for the Alameda

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmentalists are applauding the project of the capital's municipal government to build a bicycle route along the famous Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, better known as the Alameda.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Monitoring Mahogany Trade

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Guatemala stepped up controls on mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) in mid-November, just as the tree species is added to Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Ecobreves – MEXICO:: Commission to Assess Environmental Accord

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation is irrelevant, said a Mexican non-governmental organization as a public process began last week to evaluate the 10 years the treaty signed by Canada, Mexico and the United States has been in force.

Mining Allowed in Venezuelan Nature Reserve

By Humberto Márquez and - -
The Venezuelan government is about to decree new laws for the Imataca forest reserve, in the east of the country. Conservationists are opposed.

Ecobreves – PERU:: Autonomy Sought for Amazon Institute

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Indigenous and environmental groups, universities and officials in the eastern Peruvian region of Selva are asking Congress to restore the autonomy of the Peruvian Amazon Research Institute (IIAP), which in July was made into an agency of the Ministry of Production.

Green Transportation

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The biggest environmental-automotive event in the world, Challenge Bibendum, highlighted the latest technological advances in the field of so-called "green cars", which represent an attempt to reconcile mobility and environmental sustainability.

Ecobreves – COSTA RICA: Vast Marine Biodiversity Discovered

By IPS Correspondents and - -
An inventory of mollusk species in the reef of the Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, on the Costa Rican Caribbean coast, has allowed the site to be declared unique in the world for its great biological diversity.

Antidote for Anthrax

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The development of the human antibody known as ABthrax could be the answer for attacking the lethal toxins generated by anthrax. However, its high costs and early stage in experimental development stand in the way of predicting its effectiveness and future availability.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: 100,000 Students in Clean-up Project

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has launched a pilot program, "Cleaning up my village, my town, my city", involving 100,000 students in 10 of Guatemala's 22 departments.
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'Art is part of nature'

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Costa Rican music group Editus on war, peace, spirituality and the environment.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Indians to Fight Deforestation

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Indigenous communities in western Honduras will take part in an initiative to conserve natural resources, halt deforestation and reduce poverty.
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