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Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Recyclers Demand Wages

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The informal recyclable waste collectors of Curitiba, capital of the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, are demanding that the city pay for the public service they perform in gathering 360 tons of garbage a day.

Ecobreves – NORTH AMERICA: NAFTA 'Pollutes Little'

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The launch of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994 worsened pollution in the border areas of Mexico and the United States and among some specific industries, but did not produce the environmental disaster that some critics had predicted.
- Fabricio Van Den Broeck

Nacen nuevos líderes

By Mario Osava and - -
La flamante ministra de medio ambiente de Brasil simboliza un nuevo tipo de liderazgo en América Latina, surgido de un activismo ambiental que promueve cambios profundos. A algunos ecologistas, les ha costado la vida.
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Johannesburg Summit: Journalism's Bad Example

By Mario Osava and - -
Journalists are not covering the crisis of the world's model of civilization and seem to be more concerned with spectacle, warns Washington Novaes. "The world is in a big mess," the renowned Brazilian reporter said in a conversation with Tierramérica.
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The Droplets of Life: Environment and Development 2002

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The World Summit on Sustainable Development, held in Johannesburg Aug 26 to Sep 4, was the environmental event of the year, though many left the event disappointed… Except on the water issue, which will be the star of a United Nations-sponsored International Year in 2003.
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Trade: From Doha to Cancún

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The negotiations of the Free Trade Area of the Americas and of the World Trade Organization continue – and winning more and more criticism from the anti-globalization activists, who denounce the risk of creating more misery and environmental degradation as they prepare for the 3rd World Social Forum to take place in January 2003.

More than 11,000

By IPS Correspondents and - -
More than 11,000 species are in danger of extinction. An international meeting in November, aimed at protecting flora and fauna from illegal trade, produced mixed results. And for the animal and plant life of the northern Spanish coast, the end of 2002 was a tragedy, due to the massive oil spill caused by the tanker Prestige.
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‘They must see us face to face’

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Indigenous peoples want to be treated on the level, Guatemala’s Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú told a Summit of women of the Americas. But there is a long way to go because indigenous peoples were not heard at the Johannesburg Summit and are still waiting for the approval of a United Nations declaration on their rights.

Mesoamerican Biological Corridor to Get 470 Million Dollars

By Julio Godoy and - -
Donors, governments and multilateral agencies are guaranteeing the continuity of the plan aimed at restoring the biodiversity chain through Mesoamerica, a 768,000 square km area that holds eight percent of the world’s biodiversity.
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Spirulina 'Miracle' Invades Cuba

By Dalia Acosta and - -
Hundreds of products made from this "miracle" algae fill supermarket shelves across the Caribbean island.

Fly-Fishing Fever in Patagonia

By Marcela Valente and - -

“The seed of respect”

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental crimes are crimes against humanity, not just against species of flora and fauna, says Helen Mack, a leading human rights activist in Guatemala. "The greatest utopia is a society the lives and feels the sublimity of nature," she said in a conversation with Tierramérica.
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Fly Fishing

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Fly fishing is a sport that is quickly gaining followers around the world. But this approach to fishing is unique: although the objective is to catch salmon or trout, the sport is closely linked to nature conservation efforts.

Ecobreves – Plan to Stop Garbage in Gulf

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Belize, Guatemala and Honduras are to carry forward a joint program to halt the dumping of garbage and other pollutants in the western Gulf of Honduras, on the Atlantic Ocean.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Sea Turtle Release

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental officials in Colombia released some 300 sea turtles -- most of the carey species -- along the country's northern Caribbean coast as part of an effort to boost the turtle population, which is threatened by human activities.
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Incan Quinua Grain Revived

By IPS Correspondents and - -
This millenniums-old food crop is undergoing expansion in agricultural research and commercial production.

A Sporting Promotion for Reforestation

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Peruvian Olympic Committee is promoting the planting of trees at a large rural cooperative where eroded soils have been transformed into forest.
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Quinua

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Quinua, also spelled quinoa, is often mentioned as the sacred food of ancient Andean cultures, as an element of the indigenous people's diet in the past, long forgotten. But more recent research into its unique qualities has turned this South American plant into a product with great future potential.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Eco-Learning at the Zoo

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Students from 30 Venezuelan schools have taken part in the conservation and ecology education activities at Chorros de Milla zoological park, in the western state of Mérida, in the first weeks of the program.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Eco-Vaccine for Livestock

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Cuban-made recombinant vaccine Gavac, which immunizes cows against tick bites, has reduced the need to use chemical substances to fight the insect, thus improving the quality of milk and protecting the environment.

Ecobreves – CENTRAL AMERICA: Seeking Funds for Biological Corridor

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The inter-governmental Central American Environment and Development Commission (CCAD) and the World Bank will hold an international donors meeting Dec 12-13 in Paris in search of resources to finance the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor (CBM).
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