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Seals in the Baltic Left Without Ice
An apparent contradiction is determining the fate of thousands of ringed seal offspring in the Baltic Sea: due to the melting of Arctic ice they are freezing to death.Ecobreves – CENTRAL AMERICA: Universities to Study Natural Disasters
Representatives from the 19 public universities of Central America agreed on a 12-year strategy for studying and preventing natural disasters and for proposing appropriate public policies.
Going Beyond the Carbon Market
It is true that the carbon market has favored corporations more than developing countries, admits John Nash, the World Bank's lead economist for Latin America and the Caribbean.Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Indignant Over Mining Project
Residents of Andalgalá, in the northwestern Argentine province of Catamarca, are preparing a national protest against the approval of a mining project they say will hurt their water supply and the environment.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: New Standards for Forest Products
The Brazilian industries that utilize raw materials from the forests will have to follow new production criteria, according to a resolution passed by the National Environmental Council this month.
ENVIRONMENT: Can Ecotourism Be More Than an Illusion?
More than ever before, global tourism must play its part in sustainable development and poverty alleviation, stated experts at an international symposium in this Canadian city.
Can Ecotourism Be More Than an Illusion?
Tourism has a paradox at its core: it has revealed natural wonders that humanity realizes it cannot allow to disappear, but at the same time humanity has put those very natural wonders in danger, say experts.Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Coral Sick from Climate Change
More than 800 kilometers of coral reefs of Los Roques archipelago, a Caribbean paradise covering 225,00 hectares just 180 km north of Caracas, are at risk due to the warming of their marine environment.Ecobreves – CHILE: Mining Project Has Town on Alert
The Chilean town of Tierra Amarilla, 805 km north of Santiago, has filed numerous observations about the Caserones copper mining project, of the Japanese firm Lumina Copper, as part of the environmental impact assessment process.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Peasants Join the Biodiesel Market
Peasant farmers of the Salamá cooperative in the northern Honduran region of Tocoa have achieved a three-year dream: their own biodiesel production plant to supply the local market.
Hints of Sustainability at Cancún Resorts
Cancún, a resort destination in Mexico, began to lose tourists who were demanding a more natural vacation. As a result, several companies have set out on the path towards a more sustainable hotel industry.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Supermarkets Promote Eco-Friendly Shopping Bags
The Brazilian supermarket chains Bompreço, Hiper Bompreço and TodoDia, concentrated in the nine states of the country's Northeast region, have begun discount programs in their 131 stores for shoppers with reusable or returnable bags.
ENVIRONMENT-CHILE: Nobody Is Predicting Cleaner Air for Santiago
Olivia González has been a schoolteacher for 30 years in Cerro Navia, one of the districts in the Chilean capital with the highest concentration of air pollution between April and August. A first-hand witness to its effects on health, she is pessimistic about the air she'll breathe this coming southern hemisphere winter.Ecobreves – MEXICO: Eco-Friendly Refrigerants – Finally
Propane and butane gas-powered refrigerators, which contribute very little to climate change and don't harm the ozone layer like traditional refrigerators, will hit the market in Mexico this month.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Paper from Recycled Plastic
Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (230 kilometers from São Paulo) have created a synthetic paper, made from recycled plastic, that is useful for products that need resistance and durability, such as sign banners, packaging material and school books.Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Nature Preserve Left Unprotected
An environmental group in Argentina is calling for the protection of a nature preserve near the city of Mar del Plata, a popular tourist destination in the province of Buenos Aires, where biodiversity is under threat.
Making Eco-History in a Brazilian Beach Town
Waste composting has opened a new path for a southern Brazilian beach destination towards its goal of becoming a "sustainable city".
Nobody Is Predicting Cleaner Air for Santiago
Santiago prepares for a winter predicted to be at least as harsh as last year in terms of air pollution.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Polar Satellite Still in Planning Stage
When the European Space Agency (ESA) designed the original CryoSat ice-monitoring satellite, not all scientists accepted global warming as an urgent threat.Ecobreves – CUBA: Transgenic Crop Production Begins
Cuba has started planting transgenic corn as part of a field trial to obtain seeds to be used in food production.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Environmental Services to Prevent Amazon Logging
Investing in environmental services would stave off deforestation in 13 million hectares of Brazil’s Amazonia at least until 2016, according to a book presented by the Ministry of Environmental Affairs, which sets criteria for calculating compensations.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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