Tierramerica

Ecobreves – GLOBAL: 190 Countries Talk Desertification

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Government leaders, lawmakers, scientists and activists from 190 countries will gather in the Cuban capital later this month to discuss ways to mitigate desertification and its impacts, which affect nearly 40 percent of the earth's land surface.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Andean Condor Born in Captivity

By IPS Correspondents and - -
An Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) chick hatched in late July at Venezuela's Chorros de Milla Zoo, in the southeastern city of Mérida, in the context of a program to rescue this species in danger of extinction in the South American mountains.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: An International Pat on the Back

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Brazil is key for shifting global paradigms in favor of sustainable development, said Austrian physicist Fritjof Capra, who is organizing an international network of scientists and environmentalists to support related polices of the Brazilian government, led by leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Ecobreves – SOUTH AMERICA:: Plan Launched for 'Camelid' Livestock

By IPS Correspondents and - -
- The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will support the raising and sustainable use of "camelid" livestock in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, providing 247,000 dollars for an 18-month program.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: The Whales Are Here!

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Hundreds of whales began arriving in the warm waters along Colombia's Pacific coast in late July to mate and to give birth, a spectacle that attracts crowds of tourists every year.
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Andean Glaciers Are Disappearing Fast

By Gustavo González and - -
"Eternal ice" no longer exists in Latin America. Peru's glacier on Huascarán Mountain, one of the most famous in the Andes, has shrunk 40 percent in the past 30 years.

Ecobreves – PERU: Battle Over 'Andean Viagra'

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The company Pure World Botanicals, which registered in the United States a patent for extract of 'maca', a Peruvian medicinal plant, has engaged in "biopiracy", say authorities in the South American country.

The Peruvian Pipeline of International Discord

By Jim Lobe and - -
The controversial Camisea gas pipeline does not yet have the backing of the Inter-American Development Bank, but construction, which faces strong opposition from environmental groups, will go on.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Thousands Homeless Months After Flood

By IPS Correspondents and - -
At least 85,000 people were affected by the late April floods in the northeastern Argentine province of Santa Fe, and some 12,000 lost their homes, according to the provincial government's reports.
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Addictions – Tobacco

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The death toll from tobacco use could reach one billion this century, according to estimates by the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), a network of 30 organizations from around the world.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Dams Rejected in Seismic Area

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Residents of 37 villages in the eastern Guatemalan municipality of Rio Hondo are protesting the construction of two hydroelectric dams in the area, the center of two seismic faults.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Internet for Rural Development

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Farmers -- with small and medium-sized holdings -- in five areas of Honduras will soon have access to Internet centers aimed at promoting rural development.

Ecobreves – NICARAGUA: Rural March Hurts Eco-Tourism

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Thousands of impoverished farming families in Nicaragua staged a march from the coffee-growing region of Matagalpa to the capital, creating an "image of instability" that endangers the investments in eco-tourism centered on the "coffee road", complains the Institute of Tourism.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Chopping Down Las Yungas

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Argentine government has given a company permission to log 1,000 hectares of the northwestern Las Yungas jungle, an area that UNESCO declared a biosphere reserve in 2002.

Ecobreves – PERU: Cocaine Contaminates the Amazon

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Peruvian Amazon is suffering major environmental deterioration as a result of the production and trafficking of cocaine, said experts gathered for a seminar in the central-west city of Pucallpa, in the heart of the illegal drug production area.

Ecobreves – URUGUAY: Revitalizing Industrial Zones

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Public and private entities in Uruguay are working to revitalize abandoned industrial areas of the capital, building housing for low-income families and encouraging economic activity.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Aluminum Factory Rejected

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Organizations from Canada, United States and Australia have called on Chilean President Ricardo Lagos to halt the Alumysa-Noranda project, which plans to build an aluminum processing plant in the country's southern Patagonia region.
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Prestige: The Most Costly Maritime Accident in History

By Tito Drago and - -
The environmental damage caused by the oil tanker Prestige persists eight months after it sank. Clean-up could cost 10 billion euros.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Rewards for Environmental Care

By IPS Correspondents and - -
- The Honduran parliament is studying a bill that would reward municipalities that promote care of the local environment.

No Poor Wanted in Peñalolén Eco-Community

By Gustavo González and - -
An exclusive ecological community in Chile is protesting the relocation of poor residents to a nearby area. The matter is to be resolved in August.

Ecobreves – COSTA RICA: Citizen Environmental Guarantees

By IPS Correspondents and - -
An initiative aimed at including an "environmental guarantees" chapter to the Costa Rican constitution, establishing the state's obligation to preserve the environment, could be approved by the legislature now in session, say activists.
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