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No Green in Trade Treaty of the Americas

By Stephen Leahy and - -
The environment is notably absent from the negotiations of the Free Trade Area of the Americas. The costs of this omission could be enormous, but analysts say there is little chance that effective "green clauses" will be included in the hemisphere-wide treaty.
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The Dead Sea Will Not Die

By IPS Correspondents and - -
This lake, emblematic of the Middle East and famous for its therapeutic waters, could lose half its area over the next century. But it will never completely disappear, say scientists.
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“We are headed for collective suicide”

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Chilean writer Luis Sepúlveda, author of "Mundo del fin del mundo" (Stories from the End of the World) says that defending the environment is a political concern that underlies all of his work.

Forum of Environment Ministers

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environment ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean gathered Nov. 20-25 in Panama to assess the region's sustainable development agenda.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Spider Monkey Alert

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The variegated spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) is in critical danger due to reduced habitat, says the update of the Red List of Endangered Species 2003, of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). But Venezuelan researchers question the scope of the habitat measurements.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Ecologists Get Ready for National Meet

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The first National Environment Conference, Nov. 28-30 in Brasilia, will be an opportunity to strengthen the positions of Minister Marina Silva and the ecological movement, which have suffered blows from several recent governmental measures.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Bikeway for the Alameda

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmentalists are applauding the project of the capital's municipal government to build a bicycle route along the famous Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, better known as the Alameda.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Monitoring Mahogany Trade

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Guatemala stepped up controls on mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) in mid-November, just as the tree species is added to Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Ecobreves – COSTA RICA:: People Take Part in Environmental Management

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Costa Rican civil society will play an active role in managing natural resources with the launch of regional councils in the country's 11 conservation areas.

Ecobreves – NICARAGUA: Soldiers Protect Sea Turtles

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Some 60,000 Olive Ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys Olivacea) are on the Pacific beaches of Nicaragua to lay eggs -- and under the close watch of the army

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Eco-Houses for Farmers

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Organizations of small farmers in the departments of Cortés and Yoro, in northern Honduras, are to present a proposal to the government to build ecological housing as a means to reduce the deficit of 750,000 homes.

Ecobreves – CUBA:: Recovering Lands Hurt by Nickel Mining

By IPS Correspondents and - -
More than 10,000 hectares leveled by nickel exploitation have been reforested in the Moa municipality in the eastern Cuban province of Holguín.

Ecobreves – URUGUAY: Protest Against Private Lumber Port

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Environmental and workers' groups in Uruguay will launch further protests against the activities of the National Cellulose Enterprise of Spain (ENCE), which on Nov. 10 inaugurated the private port of M'Bopicuá, on the Uruguay River for the processing and export of lumber.

Free Trade Area of the Americas

By IPS Correspondents and - -
In the middle of a tug-of-war between the United States and Brazil, the co-chairs of the negotiations, the 8th ministerial meeting of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) will take place Nov. 20-21 in the U.S. city of Miami.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA:: Small Enterprise Needs Green Credits

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Small and medium businesses face great difficulties in obtaining financing for "clean" production processes, although these companies provide 60 percent of the jobs in the country, according to organizers of a seminar on sustainable development for small enterprise.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: To the Rescue of the Magdalena

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Colombian environmental authorities have launched a plan for the reforestation of the Magdalena River Basin, which crosses the country, flowing south to north. The conservation plan also aims to reactivate river transportation.

Ecobreves – COSTA RICA: Environmental Initiatives Expo

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Entrepreneurs and authorities from throughout the Americas will learn about successful ecological initiatives in Costa Rica when they visit the Environmental Solutions Fair, to take place here Dec. 3-5.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Coffee-Growers Reject U.S. Proposal

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The National Coffee Association of Guatemala (Anacafe) rejected the U.S. proposal to define rules of origin for cafe based on soluble coffee and processed beverages, instead of based on where the coffee was grown.

China's Space Program Intrigues the West

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Following the successful flight of Shenzhou V, U.S. aerospace experts are wondering: What comes next for China? Asia specialist Dean Cheng told Tierramérica he thinks China is capable of carrying out a moon mission in the next decade.

'Natural gas is our hope, our future'

By Diego Cevallos and - -
"We are not looking for a coup. We are defending our fossil fuels," Evo Morales, a lawmaker and indigenous and peasant leader, said in dialogue with Tierramérica about the recent unrest in Bolivia.

Ecobreves – MEXICO:: Commission to Assess Environmental Accord

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation is irrelevant, said a Mexican non-governmental organization as a public process began last week to evaluate the 10 years the treaty signed by Canada, Mexico and the United States has been in force.
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