Tierramerica

Ecobreves – Subway Line Puts on Breaks

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Argentina's justice authorities ordered the closing of a line of the Metrovías' subway service in the capital until the company finds a way to curb the noise produced when the underground train is operating.

Ecobreves – Recycling Plastics

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cuba will put its first plastic waste recycling plant into operation this year as part of an official campaign to reduce pollution and encourage what is known as clean production.
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Rescue Operations Continue in Galapagos

By Kintto Lucas and - -
Some 150 animals have been saved and returned to their habitat, but dead marine birds and mammals continue to be found a month after the disaster caused by oil-tanker Jessica.

Cuba Cancels Nuclear Plant Construction

By Dalia Acosta and - -
The Juraguá atomic project was once at the center of the Cold War, as the United States charged that a radioactive cloud from a potential meltdown could reach Washington DC.
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New Regulations for Mach Picchu

By IPS Correspondents and - -
More and more tourists, especially the young, are coming to Peru and bypassing the rail route on their way to the Incan city of Machu Picchu, making the 48 km trip on foot instead, following the trails that lead through the Andean mountains and cross incredible tropical valleys.

Ecobreves – National Park at Risk

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A project to extract underground water in northern Chile is threatening the Lauca National Park, one of the world's major biosphere reserves, located on the Bolivian border.

Ecobreves – Expansion of Environmental Services

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Costa Rica government is to reinforce its Environmental Services Program with the help of a donation from Germany totaling nine million dollars, earmarked for 43,000 hectares that are currently in private hands, announced Elizabeth Odio, minister of environment.

Ecobreves – Protecting Biodiversity

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A plan for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in the Orinoco River region gets underway in March, promoted by the Venezuelan government and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
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' After four years of slow progress, civil society groups are on their way to presenting a universal declaration of environmental rights before the United Nations.

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Various sectors of civil society from around the world came up with the idea of a universal declaration of environmental rights, known as the Earth Charter, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro in 1997.

The Pitfalls of the Petroleum Age

By Rubens Ricupero and - -
The era of cheap oil slowed the search for alternative energy sources and the development of environment-friendly technologies.
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Japan Longing for Favorite Panda, Ling Ling

By Suvendrini Kakuchi and - -
There is an air of sadness at the Ueno Zoo due to the departure of its prize panda for Mexico, the animal's keeper told Tierramérica

Ecobreves – Support for the U'wa

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Italian environmentalists have thrown their support behind Colombia's U'wa Indians in their fight against oil giant Occidental Petroleum in ''defense of their territory and their culture.''

Ecobreves – Fox Prepares Crusade

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Mexican government will begin a pro-environment ''crusade'' in March, when it plans to announce special measures and programs and to officially acknowledge the country's dramatic ecological problems.

''Green'' Products Flourish in Brazil

By Mario Osava and - -
Textile dyes, soft drinks, shoes and even condoms are some of the products that are made from the Amazon forest's natural wealth

Galapagos Ecosystems under Threat

By Kintto Lucas and - -
The invasion of wild goats and of non-native plants, expansion of the human population, over-fishing, fires and pollution are the most serious problems these majestic islands face

Ecobreves – More Radioactive Ships

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The environmental watchdog Greenpeace said that departure is imminent of two plutonium-carrying ships from France that will head to Japan, most likely via the Cape Horn route, just as the Pacific Swan did in January with its 192 cylinders of radioactive waste.
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Big Petroleum Takes Power

By Mark Sommer and - -
Supported by a Cabinet rich in energy executives, George W. Bush, who took office Saturday as President of the United States, could halt environmental progress and abandon the crucial Kyoto Protocol negotiations on curbing greenhouse gas emissions

The Drive to Eradicate Malaria

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The work the Colombian Immunology Institute has been carrying out for nearly two decades to achieve a malaria vaccine that is 100-percent effective could produce definitive results within the next two years.

Ecobreves – Endangered Burros

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The burro, or donkey, the faithful beast of burden associated with the biblical image of the Christian Holy Family, or with Sancho Panza in 'Don Quixote,' or which served as the inspiration for 'Platero and I' by Spanish author Juan Ramón Jiménez, is at risk of extinction in Chile.

Ecobreves – Rivers to be Rescued

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Saving Brazil's rivers is a top priority this year, says Environment minister Jose Sarney Filho. With that goal in mind, a program is underway to clean up the river basins under the authority of the National Water Agency (ANA).

Ecobreves – Dangerous Species

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Animals and plants originating in other countries and ecosystems can transform their new environment and even displace local species, warns Venezuela's National Office of Biological Diversity.
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