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Chile Follows South Africa’s Lead in Climate Change Mitigation

By Marianela Jarroud
Chile is turning to South-South cooperation to help define the most effective strategies and options for reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the face of global climate change.

Doha Climate Summit Ends With No New CO2 Cuts or Funding

By Stephen Leahy
The United Nations climate talks in Doha went a full extra 24 hours and ended without increased cuts in fossil fuel emissions and without financial commitments between 2013 and 2015.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Researchers Preserve Genes of Threatened Amazon Monkeys

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Researchers at the Federal University of Pará in Brazil are collecting and storing genetic material from monkeys in the genus Saimiri, commonly known as squirrel monkeys, to prevent the extinction of a sub-species endemic to the Amazon rainforest.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: In Search of Greater Transparency in the Extractive Industries

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The World Bank will be advising Honduras on the requirements to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

Ecobreves – CHILE: Approval of Thermoelectric Plant Sparks Protest

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental organizations in Chile have expressed outrage over the ministerial approval granted for the construction of the Punta Alcalde thermoelectric power plant in the municipality of Huasco, 645 km north of Santiago.
The glaciers of the Andes Mountains are threatened by global warming. - Julieta Sokolowicz/IPS

Chile Follows in South Africa’s Footsteps for Climate Change Mitigation

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Chilean government has decided to adopt a model developed by South Africa to explore pathways to a low-carbon economy.
Environmental monitors inspecting an old oil well. - Courtesy of Amazon Indigenous Peoples United in Defense of their Territories

Peruvian Indigenous Communities Take Charge of Environmental Monitoring

By Milagros Salazar and - -
They work with the precision of technicians and the enthusiasm of volunteers. They are indigenous inspectors documenting the damages caused by oil industry activity in three river basins in the Peruvian Amazon region.

Brazilian Communities Revitalise the São Francisco River

By Mario Osava
José Geraldo Matos fondly recalls the massive traíras (Hoplias sp), carnivorous freshwater fish found in the lagoons and rivers of Brazil, that he used to catch in the Dos Cochos River just a few metres from his house.

The Big Fight in Doha Is Over Climate Finance

By Stephen Leahy
The new Green Climate Fund to help developing countries cope with climate change may one day have a bigger budget than the World Bank. At the moment, however, the Fund is empty.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Selective Waste Collection Available to Very Few

By IPS Correspondents and - -
According to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Water Program, 64 percent of Brazilians still do not have access to selective waste collection as a means of recycling.
One of the small dams near the Dos Cochos River with water from a recent rainfall. - Mario Osava/IPS

Brazilian Communities Revitalize the São Francisco River Through Its Tributaries

By Mario Osava and - -
Communities along the banks of a tributary of the São Francisco adopt innovative measures to adapt to the diversion of the famous river’s course.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Municipalities Confront Climate Change

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Some 45 municipalities in the so-called dry corridor of Honduras have begun work on a project to promote reforestation, food security and climate change resilience in order to improve living conditions for their communities.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA : Stepping Up Resistance to Mega Mining

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Residents of the southern province of Chubut, in the Patagonia region of Argentina, are fighting a proposed legal reform that would allow large-scale open-pit mining, involving the use of toxic substances, in this area.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Government of the Capital Wins Award for Urban Lighting Project

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) has granted a special recognition award to the “Energy, Innovation and Performance in Urban Lighting” project being implemented by the leftist government of Mexico City.

A Green Needle in the Haystack of Cuban Small Enterprise

By Ivet González
Oasis Nelva is a refreshing green space in the midst of the grey asphalt landscape of Old Havana. The ornamental plant shop is also one of only a handful of eco-friendly initiatives among the upsurge of private small businesses in Cuba.

Q&A: COP18, Another ‘Conference of Polluters’

By Busani Bafana

There is no political will among rich nations to find funding for developing countries experiencing the brunt of changes in global weather patterns, and the current climate change conference will fail to do so, according to Professor Patrick Bond, a leading thinker and analyst on climate change issues.

The Planet’s Thermostat Moves to Doha

By Stephen Leahy
The upcoming United Nations climate talks may have a renewed sense of urgency with a new World Bank report warning that the planet is on a dangerous path to four degrees Celsius of global warming by 2100.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: São Paulo Solar Plant Will Supply Electricity to Public Grid

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The University of São Paulo will construct a photovoltaic power plant, in association with a local electric company, which will be the third solar power plant and the second to supply electricity to the public grid in Brazil.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Women Farmers Producing Better Grains

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Women farmers in seven departments of Honduras are working towards higher-quality, environmentally friendly agricultural production to gain better access to markets and fairer prices.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Nuclear Technology for More Resistant Crops

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Agricultural researchers in Cuba are using radiation in an attempt to develop banana, rice, avocado and tomato strains that are more resistant to drought and salinity, as part of a Latin American cooperation project.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Cracks in Ralco Hydro Dam Raise Concern

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Aukin Wallmapu indigenous community in Alto Bíobío, 500 kilometers south of Santiago, has denounced the presence of cracks and leaks in the Ralco hydroelectric dam.
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