Tierramerica

Ecobreves – CHILE: Flotilla of Eco-Boats

By IPS Correspondents and - -
More than 200 students participated in a unique regatta at Boca de Concón beach, on the Chilean coast, navigating the Pacific in "eco-boats" made from plastic bottles they had gathered during a clean-up day at the beach.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: SOS for Gulf of Fonseca

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Committee for the Protection of Flora and Fauna of the Gulf of Fonseca launched a campaign to save the mangroves of this marine ecosystem, considered a biological treasure of Central America, but damaged by the shrimp industry.

Ecobreves – EL SALVADOR: Fish instead of Rubbish

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Some 200 divers pulled a ton of garbage from Ilopango Lake, one of the main sources of freshwater for the Salvadoran capital and the principal means of subsistence for some 600 fisherfolk.

Eucalyptus Come What May

By Mario Osava and - -
Despite criticisms from environmentalists, this exotic tree species in full expansion in Brazil, the pioneer in the region for genome research of the plant.
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“As much injustice now as under Somoza”

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The lack of education prevents us from thinking about the environment as a crucial issue for survival, says Nicaraguan writer and former vice-president Sergio Ramírez. In a conversation with Tierramérica, he stated that a novelist can serve as "a witness of the era".

Green Companies Honored

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Businesses that care about nature and that apply creative production techniques were awarded the Environmental Innovation Prize, the first time this honor has been bestowed in Central America.
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Eucalyptus Plantations Fail

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The commercial production of this exotic tree species has left a trail of economic losses in Costa Rica, say experts.
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Migratory Species

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A rare wild Asian camel, the white shark, three types of whales and the river dolphin are members of a new group of species protected by an international convention that held its seventh Conference of Parties (COP7) in the German city of Bonn.
Most of the road network is in place. All that is needed is to build some of the interconnections. - Credit: Sergio Dorantes.

The Rocky Road from Puebla to Panama

By Diego Cevallos and - -
Civil society organizations and guerrilla groups threaten to boycott the road construction uniting Meso-America, roads which are to lead to U.S. highways.

Still a Dream to Clone Miracle Cow

By Dalia Acosta and - -
Cuba continues trying -- unsuccessfully -- to produce a repeat of the mythical cow that reportedly produced more than 100 liters of milk in just one day.
Jorge Perugorría. -

“Spanish preserves our identity”

By IPS Correspondents and - -
"The big question is how to fight poverty," says Cuban actor Jorge Perugorría when asked about the viability of sustainable development efforts. In a conversation with Tierramérica, he also stressed the need to defend the region's culture.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Reinstating the Condor

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Raising hatchlings in captivity and educating the public are the main strategies of the Bioandina Foundation to restore populations of the condor, a bird that has not been found in the Venezuelan Andes for many years.

Endangered Species

By IPS Correspondents and - -
On planet Earth, there are 11,167 species of animals and plants that are known to be in danger of extinction, warns the latest edition of the so-called "Red List" published by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), considered an important tool for evaluating the state of biological diversity.

Ecobreves – CUBA: No Shelter for Migratory Birds

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Thousands of migratory birds that arrive at the Cuban peninsula of Guanahacabibes, on the island's western extreme, will not find the shelter of the usual habitat, which was destroyed by Hurricane Isidore on Sep 20.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: A Tree's Prodigious Absorption of Carbon Dioxide

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Known as the jatobá, guapinol or algarrobo, the tree with the Latin name Hymenaea courbaril, found in Latin American and Caribbean tropical and subtropical forests, has an unusually high capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas associated with global warming, says a Brazilian study.

Ecobreves – COSTA RICA: Pro-Turtle Campaign

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The independently run Sea Turtle Restoration Program (PRETOMA) will soon launch an international campaign aimed at preserving the baula turtle in Costa Rica.

Ecobreves – MESO-AMERICA: Funds for the PPP

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Central American Economic Integration Bank (BCIE) this month approved a 150,000-dollar contribution to back the Puebla-Panama Plan (PPP), the initiative to physically integrate southern Mexico and Central America.

Ecobreves – EL SALVADOR: Certifying Coffee-Growers

By IPS Correspondents and - -
From January to August of this year, 52 coffee plantations in El Salvador received a green seal that certifies their compliance with environmental standards, granted by the international organization Rainforest Alliance.
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The War against Malaria

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The war to wipe out malaria has made enormous steps since the announcement that the genomes of the most dangerous of the parasites causing the disease and of the mosquito that transmits it had been decoded.

Ecobreves – IFAW Slams Norwegian Whalers For Largest Whale Kill in Ten Years

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW-www.ifaw.org) today slammed the High North Alliance, a Norwegian pro-whaling group, for boasting that Norway had this year broken its annual record of whales killed. In their statement, the High North Alliance announced that Norwegian whalers killed 634 minke whales in the 2002 whale-hunting season, which are expected to yield 892 tons of meat and 63 tons of blubber for the commercial market.

Ecobreves – PERU: El Niño Is Melting Glaciers

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The climatic phenomenon known as El Niño, which causes heavy rainfall and flooding along South America's Pacific coast, is accelerating the melting of glaciers in the Andes Mountains, say experts.
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