Tierramerica
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Parties to War

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The drums of war have been sounding louder and louder during the past few months, and their echo is felt worldwide. Although an official conflict has not been declared, the tensions are evident, and have led to an avalanche of information on the Internet.

Ecobreves – COSTA RICA: Reinforcing Protected Areas

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Costa Rican government hopes that its Central American neighbors will take advantage of the upcoming meeting of the region's environment ministers, in Managua, Mar 10-14, to make commitments to improve management of protected areas.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: : Tourism Benefits National Parks

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The nearly 50-percent rise in tourism in Argentina in 2002 gave national parks and protected areas a boost in admissions revenues, allowing them to improve infrastructure and step up conservation efforts.

Guatemala – Retail Project Spells Dispute in Antigua

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The colonial capital of Guatemala is now the scenario of a battle over a shopping center, with construction slated to begin in April.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Eco-Friendly Construction

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Homes built using a technique developed by the engineering research center at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro cost 30 to 50 percent less than the commercial average and provide better thermal and sound insulation.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Debate on Trade and Protected Areas

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Negotiations on trade under way between Central America and the United States, and the effects on the environment will be the focus of the First National Meeting on Protected Areas and Biological Corridors, Feb 19-21, in Honduras.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Capital's Green Zones Invaded

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Hundreds of poor families have taken over the green areas of Caracas in the eastern and western outskirts, cutting down trees and setting up shacks on unstable ground, reports the municipal government and firefighting force.

Ecobreves – COSTA RICA:: Promoting Clean Energy

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Costa Rica will create incentives to use alternative energy sources over the next three years, with the aim that 15 percent of electricity generated will come from clean and renewable sources by 2008.

When Marijuana Helps the Ill

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Tierramérica spoke with individuals who consume marijuana for medical purposes in the U.S. city of San Francisco, where the practice is permitted under local law.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: On Trial for Bird Trafficking

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A trial began in Guatemalan court on Feb 11 for a woman accused of trying to sell 12 endangered parrots, assistant environmental prosecutor Víctor Hugo Rosales told Tierramérica.
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Katia Cardenal:: “Soften your heart”

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The strong connection that Nicaraguan singer-songwriter Katia Cardenal feels with nature has been evident since 1979, when at age 16 she began a musical career with her brother Salvador in the duo Guardabarranco, named after the country's emblematic bird.
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Weapons for Sale

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The weapons market evokes the dark side of world trade because it is ultimately a deadly business that moves billions of dollars each year. Some of the consequences are predictable: conflict, death, devastation.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Howling Monkeys Revive Jungle

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata) that inhabit the northeastern subtropical forest of Argentina play an important role in the regeneration of the jungle as they move back and forth across the Paraná River, says a new study by the University of Buenos Aires school of natural science.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Promoting a New Government Ministry

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Colombian authorities are holding regional forums through mid-March to inform the public about the structure, functioning and responsibilities of the new Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development.

Ecobreves – PERU: Mining Conflict Goes to Court

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Constitutional Tribunal of Peru is to issue a ruling in late March on the case involving the municipal government of Cajamarca and the Yanacocha mining company about a city regulation that bans the exploitation of the gold and copper ore of Quillish hill.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: New Water Treatment Method

By IPS Correspondents and - -
- Scientists at the Autonomous Metropolitan University of Mexico are developing an innovative technique to treat wastewater from the local petro-chemical industry, which includes the use of carbon dioxide and an anaerobic reactor.

Ecobreves – NICARAGUA: Taking Stock of Aquifers

By IPS Correspondents and - -
- The Nicaraguan Territorial Studies Institute (INETER) is drawing up the country's first map of subterranean waters in order to evaluate the state of its aquifers.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Pesticide Eliminated

By IPS Correspondents and - -
- Honduran farmers will halt use of methyl bromide pesticide on fruit crops like melon, watermelon and bananas beginning in April.

Weapons Flow to Poor Countries

By Haider Rizvi and - -
As a U.S.-led war against Iraq looms, peace activists warn about the "silent" flow of arms from the weapons exporters of the industrialized North throughout the developing South.
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Francisco Bolívar Zapata:I would eat all the transgenic foods”

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Mexican scientist Francisco Bolívar Zapata participated three decades ago in creating the first genetically modified organisms. Today he says he believes in them more than ever.
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Can the Law Prevent Extinction?

By IPS Correspondents and - -
In Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica talk is under way about the effectiveness of the ban on trade in rare animals.
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