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Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Fundraising Drive for the Creation of a National Park

By - - and IPS Correspondents
A campaign was launched at the beginning of December in Buenos Aires to raise the funds needed to expropriate a private landholding in northeastern Argentina and turn it into a national park.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Growing Opposition to Urban Freeway

By - - and IPS Correspondents
Non-governmental organizations have called on the left-leaning government of Mexico City to halt construction of the Supervía freeway in the southeast of the capital, after a court revoked the environmental permit for the project.
The flight of migrating cranes used to mark the changing of the seasons in Europe. - Courtesy of NABU/Herrmann

Cranes Overstaying Their Welcome as Weather Grows Warmer

By - - and Julio Godoy
As a result of warmer autumn temperatures, cranes are remaining in Germany longer than usual, causing damage to crops and sparking conflicts between farmers and environmentalists.

Global Warming Threatens Future of Amazon Turtles

By Mario Osava
The more data she gathered for her Master's thesis, the more alarmed the young Brazilian biologist became. The Amazon turtles born in the dozens of nests examined in 2008 and 2010 were all female. And only eight percent of the hatchlings studied in 2007 had been male.

CLIMATE CHANGE: Biofuels Are Not the Solution

By Nnimmo Bassey
Science tells us that we are heading for a climate crisis, yet it is within our means to change course.
Credit: Blog for No Fracking campaign in Cantabria, Spain

“Fracking” for Shale Gas: Neither Clean nor Green

By Stephen Leahy
Hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" is being used to tap the last remaining natural gas deposits across large areas of the United States and western Canada, fueling continued dependence on hydrocarbons instead of a shift to genuinely clean energy sources to cool the planet.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Sugar Producers Expand Generation of Clean Energy

By - - and IPS Correspondents
Sugar producers in Honduras will invest over 35 million dollars to generate up to 300 MW of electricity from sugar cane bagasse.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Air Pollution Causes Nervous System Damage

By - - and IPS Correspondents
Excessive exposure to air pollution can harm the embryonic development of the nervous system, reveals a new study conducted by the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
- Claudius/IPS

Biofuels Are Not the Solution

By - - and Nnimmo Bassey
The fact that agrofuels have triggered a new scramble for Africa is no longer news. Millions of hectares are being grabbed with little concern for the poor who are bound to face displacement, says the chair of Friends of the Earth International, Nnimmo Bassey.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Overflowing Lake Valencia Poses Threat to Nearby Communities

By - - and IPS Correspondents
The rising water level in Lake Valencia in northern Venezuela poses a threat to tens of thousands of families in the surrounding area due to the risks of water damage, road washouts, burst water pipes and spilled sewage.

South Outdoing North in Fight against Global Warming

By - - and Julio Godoy
The claims of some industrialised nations, which accuse the developing countries of not doing their share to curb emissions that contribute to climate change, are proven false in studies conducted by respected academic institutions.

Latin American Integration Does Not Extend to Climate Change**

By Emilio Godoy
The foreseeable absence of binding agreements to stabilise the global climate could give rise to increased regional cooperation to help Latin American countries adapt to the severe effects of climate change.

Brazil Cannot Swim Against the Climate Current

By - - and Mario Osava
With no meaningful proposals, and in the face of internal setbacks and an adverse international context, Brazil is largely unprepared to assume the leadership role expected of an environmental power at the Durban climate change conference.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Biodiesel Harmful to Marine Life

By - - and IPS Correspondents
Biodiesel, a partially renewable agrofuel, generates fewer greenhouse gas emissions than gasoil, but could have negative impacts on marine life, warns a study by Brazil’s Universidade Estadual Paulista.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Adapting Transportation to Climate Change

By - - and IPS Correspondents
Mexico should implement climate change adaption and mitigation policies in the transportation sector, recommends a non-governmental organization.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Grants for Environmental Activism

By - - and IPS Correspondents
Greenpeace Argentina has launched a grant competition for young people, who would be provided with training and funding for campaigns aimed at solving environmental problems in their communities that are not being addressed.

Belo Monte Dam and Hunters Endanger Amazon Turtles

By - - and Mario Osava
Luiz Cardoso da Costa was horrified as he watched the Amazonian manatee, a large docile beast, bleeding out from the knife wound he had dealt it, yet greedily gulping down grasses as if eating could somehow stave off death.

OP-ED: The Future of Carbon Markets: Taking Politics Seriously

By Peter Newell
Carbon markets are under attack on all sides, despite ongoing faith in their ability to deliver meaningful reductions in greenhouse gases (GHGs).

Argentina Inundated with E-Waste

By - - and Marcela Valente
The shop is filled to bursting with buyers. One by one, customers follow a salesperson to one of a row of booths where they are provided with a wealth of information on the mobile phones for sale. But nobody tells them what to do with the old phones they are replacing.
- Claudius/IPS

The future of carbon markets: Taking politics seriously

By - - and Peter Newell
Strong rewards are needed for those businesses that are willing to invest in a low carbon future.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Recycling Project in Garifuna Communities

By - - and IPS Correspondents
Four Garifuna communities (made up of descendants of Caribbean indigenous and African peoples) in the northern Honduran department of Atlántida will begin participating in December in a waste recycling project that encompasses environmental education, the creation of micro-enterprises and the sale of recycled products.
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