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Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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Chemical Industry Fights Regulation in Europe
The industrial lobby is putting the brakes on European Parliament debate of a bill for regulating and ultimately eliminating certain toxic chemicals. The U.S. government also opposes the initiative.Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Mining Pollution Denounced
Ecologists, academics and concerned citizens will present a complaint to UNESCO in December against the Argentine federal government and the government of the western province of San Juan for permitting mining activity by the Canadian firm Barrick Gold.
''Yes to nuclear energy''
Argentina's Secretary of Environment and Development, Atilio Savino, spoke with Tierramérica about his performance in office, which has come under fire from environmental groups.Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Water Not Fit to Drink
Half of the water that Colombians drink is not fit for human consumption, according to a study released Oct. 19 by a group of lawmakers.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: To the Rescue of Chismuyo Bay
Local officials and residents of the Honduran department of Valle, on the southern border with El Salvador, this month launched a project to save Chisjuyo Bay, in the Gulf of Fonseca.Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Reproducing Endangered Fish
A technical mission from Taiwan is helping Guatemalan officials in an effort to boost the population of the Petenia splendida, or red bay snook, typical of this country but in danger of extinction from overfishing, officials from the Taiwanese embassy told Tierramérica.Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Chagas Disease Alters DNA
Chagas disease, which affects 18 million people in Latin America, can be lethal because it causes genetic alterations, according to the findings of scientists at the University of Brasilia.
Ecobreves – CHILE: Save the Native Trees!
The Chilean environmental group Fiscalía del Medio Ambiente presented a case before the capital's Court of Appeals to overturn a decree from Agriculture Minister Jaime Campos that authorizes the logging of native tree species, which have been declared national monuments.
Furry Moths Invade Northern Venezuela
An explosion in the population of a moth species, fomented by Hurricane Ivan last month, has triggered allergic reactions in at least 3,000 Venezuelans.Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Two Children Die from Bat Bites
Two Venezuelan children died of rabies last week after being bitten by blood-sucking bats in a settlement on the coast of the northeastern state of Sucre.
''In Argentina there is environmental masquerading''
Argentine biologist Raúl Montenegro, winner of the ''Alternative Nobel Prize'', spoke with Tierramérica about his environmental achievements.Ecobreves – CUBA: Warning on Forest Fire Risks
Hurricane Ivan's passage through Cuba's Guanahacabibes Peninsula in September left a danger of forest fire, which would be disastrous for the strategic biosphere reserve located there.Ecobreves – MERCOSUR-EU:: Environmentalists Against Trade Accord
Civil society groups from Mercosur (Southern Common Market) issued a call this month to protest the signing of a free trade agreement with the European Union.Ecobreves – COLOMBIA:: Promoting a Reforestation Plan
Colombia is to spend 20 million dollars on reforestation for industrial and environmental purposes, with the backing of the government and the U.S. Agency for International Development.Ecobreves – PERU: : Choropampa Villagers vs. Newmont
Residents of Choropampa, a village in Peru's northern sierra, have filed a lawsuit against the mining transnational Newmont in a federal U.S. court over a spill of 115 kg of mercury on a highway in June 2000.Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Indians Urge Protection of Wildlife
Indigenous groups have asked the Guatemalan government to adopt new regulatory, protection and reproduction measures for endangered species, and to bring the cases before the global conference on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES), under way in Thailand until Oct. 14.
Soy Threatens the Amazon, Warn Activists
Environmental groups say soybean production is driving deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon, but some agricultural experts disagree.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Unstoppable Deforestation
The intervention commission designated to halt illegal logging and precious lumber smuggling in Olancho, in northeast Honduras, has not achieved its objectives.Indigenous Women Reclaim Traditional Medicine
Ancestral lands and knowledge are the focus of efforts by women in Colombia's indigenous communities.
Chile's Sleeping Beauties
The substitution of concrete for wood in the construction of sleeper cars for the Chilean railroad is worrying owners of native forest parcels.Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Protecting Sea Turtles
Authorities from the Honduran Ministry of Natural Resources set up a ban a month ago to protect the sea turtle species that nest around the Gulf of Fonseca, a maritime area shared by Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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