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Ecobreves – PERU: Expanding Debate on Water Law

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Peru's President Alejandro Toledo assured that he does not intend to privatize water services and agreed to extend public debate on a legislative bill by 150 days, after farmers engaged in protests in May that shut down roads and bridges at 64 locations throughout the country.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Environmental Laws Need Enforcement

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Guatemalan Center for Legal Environmental and Social Action (CALAS) has asked President Alfonso Portillo to enforce the laws for protecting natural resources and to step up activity at the Prosecutor's Office for Crimes against the Environment.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: A Month of Coffee News

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Coffee News agency, founded in Honduras to disseminate information about production and marketing of this farm commodity, has reached the one-month mark in its effort to give local growers a boost in spite of the sluggish international coffee market.

Ecobreves – PANAMA: Bay Clean Up Requires Pollution Prevention

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The plan to clean up the Bay of Panama, on the Pacific coast, will be only a half solution to the problem if the causes behind the contamination are not tackled, says Panama's environmental prosecutor, Giovanni Olmos.

Doubts on Whether 20th Century the Hottest Ever

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Some U.S. scientists question the theories that have served as the basis of the global fight against climate change, saying periods of unusually warm or cool temperatures are explained by natural fluctuations in the Earth's climate processes.

Ecobreves – NICARAGUA: New Archeological Dig

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Spanish and Nicaraguan archeologists will begin excavation in February 2004 of the Cascal de Flor de Pino, where the ancient ruins of a previously unknown civilization were found on Nicaragua's Atlantic coast.
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Fear Is the Most Toxic of Gases'

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Personalities from across the Americas share their visions as part of World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5. In an exclusive for Tierramérica, they respond to the question: What is the local or global environmental problem that worries you most?
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World Environment Day 2003

By IPS Correspondents and - -
World Environment Day 2003 is dedicated to a crucial element for the survival of civilization and nature alike: water. The message for this awareness-raising event is that we must do everything possible to conserve this natural resource and to improve its distribution among the world's people.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Paraná River Could Overflow

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The environmental Protect Argentina Foundation warns that floods like those that brought tragedy recently to the northeastern city of Santa Fe will be more frequent in that region and will hit other cities, which must begin to take preventive measures.

Ecobreves – PERU: A Powerful Documentary

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The documentary film "Choropampa: The Price of Gold" prompted the health commission of the Peruvian Congress to approve a bill this week that regulates the transport of dangerous mining materials and waste, and entrusts control to local governments.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: More Genome, Less Fertilizer

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Deciphering the genetic map of the Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus bacteria, which helps sugar cane to grow and to fix nitrogen from the air, would allow Brazilian farmers to save on nitrogen-based fertilizer and reduce agro-chemical contamination in soils and rivers.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Towns Defend Olancho Forests

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The residents and mayors of four municipalities in the northeastern Honduran department of Olancho have joined forces to prevent the pillaging of their forests, which have suffered unregulated and illegal logging.

Ecobreves – AMERICAS: Continent-wide Early Warning Plan

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Some 80 experts from Latin America and the Caribbean, Canada and the United States are meeting in Antigua, Guatemala, this week to draw up a hemispheric stance on early warning systems for natural disasters, and will present their resolution to an international meeting in October in Germany.
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A Dangerous Splash

By Gustavo González and - -
Bathers are no longer safe even in the waters of Latin America's most beautiful beaches -- the culprit is contamination.

Energy in a Castor Bean

By Mario Osava and - -
The castor-oil plant, ricinus communis, is the best source for creating "biodiesel", say Brazilian experts.

Sick Citizens Take Argentine Tannery to Court

By Marcela Valente and - -
The Arlei company is accused of dumping toxic chemicals in the province of Santa Fe. The tannery's executives decline to comment.

Guatemalan Marsh in Distress

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Manchón Guamuchal marsh, Guatemala's largest, suffers degradation from human activities and contamination from the dumping of chemicals and garbage, say environmentalists.
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U.S. Environmental Policy

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The environmental policy of the United States is relevant to the entire world, both because of the ecological impact of that country's huge economy and high level of consumption, and its role as the world superpower.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Six Hurricanes on the Horizon

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cuba is expecting a dozen tropical storms to pass the island this year, six of which could turn into hurricanes and cause costly damage. To prevent disaster and reduce the risk to human life, the authorities conducted the exercise dubbed Meteoro 2003.

Ecobreves – UNITED STATES: Disappointment in EPA Chief's Resignation

By IPS Correspondents and - -
With the resignation of Christine Whitman from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "the environment has lost a friend," Jonathan Lash, president of the non-governmental World Resources Institute, commented in an interview with Tierramérica.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: 120 Caymans Released

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Last week, 120 young Orinoco caymans (Crocodylus intermedius) were released in the plains of Venezuela's Aguaro-Guariquito national park, 300 km south of Caracas
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