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Ecobreves – MEXICO: Standards for Sustainable Construction
Mexico's National Housing Commission will enact a regulatory framework before the end of the month that, for the first time, will guide the construction of more eco-friendly homes.Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: More Ships, More Whales
The non-governmental Fundación Vida Silvestre launched a research plan to prevent accidents between whales and large ships along Argentina's Patagonian coast.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Fruit with Dental Benefits
The açaí (Euterpe oleracea), an Amazonian fruit popular for its flavor and energy boost, is also the source of a dye that identifies bacterial plaque in teeth, which can help prevent cavities and other dental problems.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Military Protection of Forests
The Armed Forces of Honduras has sent 2,000 soldiers to protect the natural resources of the entire country as part of the government project "Life for Nature".
A Hellish Life for Dolphins
Except for a few notable exceptions, dolphins in captivity in Latin America face mistreatment from humans and the ills associated with being kept far from their natural habitat.
Pantanal Indians Assailed by Deforestation
Aggressive farming and industry are advancing over the lands of the indigenous people of Mato Grosso do Sul in actions that are as insidious as they are devastating.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: International Tribunal for the Amazon
The president of Brazil's lawyer association, Cezar Britto, proposed the creation of a tribunal to try crimes against the Amazon, with the participation of all countries that are part of the Amazon Basin.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Civil Society Stands Up Against Mining
A network of civil resistance against mining aims to prevent open-pit mines and environmental contamination in Honduras.Ecobreves – CUBA: Cultivating Sponges
With the creation of its first farm, CESAM, an environmental research center, began a project for the sustainable production of sponges on the north coast of Cuba's Villa Clara province.Ecobreves – CHILE: Plan to Curb CO2 Emissions
There are already six institutions taking part in the citizen initiative "Zero CO2" in Chile, and the goal is to inventory, reduce and compensate for emissions of carbon dioxide -- the main greenhouse-effect gas -- by changing people's daily habits.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Official Environmental Indifference
Citizen and ecologist groups have accused the Honduran government of failing to take an interest in the environmental problems afflicting the northern department of Colón.Ecobreves – LATIN AMERICA: Ministers Against Environmental Vulnerability
Latin America and the Caribbean and climate change, the cross-cutting nature of environmental policies, and integrated management of ecosystems will be the key issues at the 16th meeting of the region's Environment Ministers Forum, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 in Santo Domingo.Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Initiative for Commercial Recycling
A small shop that sells food in Argentina provides its clients with reusable cloth bags for their purchases, with the aim of reducing the volume of household garbage.
Border Wall Condemns Jaguars to Extinction
In announcing that they are giving up efforts to help the jaguar population recover, U.S. authorities have handed a death sentence to the big cat that was once plentiful along the border with Mexico.Ecobreves – MEXICO: Environmental Authority Designation Disappoints
The Mexican Environmental Prosecutor's Office is condemned to remain on the sidelines for the next few years, say environmentalists, following the designation of Patricio Patrón as its new leader.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: New System to Recycle Sewer Water
A system to make use of a portion of domestic wastewater in cities with water shortages was developed at the International Water Reutilization Center, based at the University of Sao Paulo.Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Illegal Mining Aggravates Malaria
Illegal mining in the southeastern Venezuelan state of Bolívar -- 238,000 square kilometers and a jungle border with Brazil and Guyana -- is increasing the spread of malaria, which in 2007 totaled 28,800 cases in the area, and 40,500 across Venezuela (population 27 million).Ecobreves – CUBA: New Varieties of Food Crops
Production of new varieties of beans, yucca and sweet potato, achieved by the Lenin University Center in the eastern Cuban province of Las Tunas, aims to improve the area's economic development and natural environment.Ecobreves – CHILE: A Giant Plant Nursery for Santiago
The largest urban plant nursery in Latin America, located in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, will open its doors in mid-2008.
Government Finances Mapuche Medical Service
The residents of a region in southern Chile can choose from a menu of medical services at a state-run center, including Western medicine or indigenous medicine.
Science Shows the Way to Cleaner Mining
An invention of Mexican university researchers could put an end to the toxic waste that the mining of gold and silver leave behind.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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