Tierramerica
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SARS Here to Stay

By Diego Cevallos and - -
So far there have been no fatal victims of atypical pneumonia in Latin America, but the first economic impacts of the disease are being felt in the region. Chilean copper prices have fallen and Brazilian chicken exports have declined.
The regal eagle - Claudio Contreras

Alarm Sounds for Disappearing Birds

By Humberto Márquez and - -
The planet is suffering the worst wave of species extinction since the dinosaurs disappeared 65 million years ago, warns a bird expert. Some 649 species of our feathered friends are in imminent danger of disappearing forever.
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Caribbean Fish on the Decline

By Patricia Grogg and - -
Several saltwater fish species are growing scarce in Cuban waters, where in the past it was not unusual to snag a porgy or a mero weighing as much as 15 kilos.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Birds in Danger

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Birds are present around the globe, represented by some 9,700 known species, and are an important part of the Earth's biodiversity. The bad news is that approximately 12 percent are in danger of extinction.

Ecobreves – CUBA: Promoting Renewable Energy

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Cuba seeks to boost the use of renewable energy sources, hand in hand with its programs for industrial re-conversion to reduce reliance on petroleum-based electrical plants.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: 15,000 Turtles Released

By IPS Correspondents and - -
More than 15,000 young turtles, of the 'arrau' or South American river turtle (Podocnemis expansa) species, were released Apr 26 along the banks of the middle Orinoco River in Venezuela as part of a preservation program of the governmental wildlife service Profauna.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Poverty Spurs Recycling

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Brazil remains the leader in recycling metal containers, reclaiming 87 percent of all beer and soft drink cans used in 2002, reports the Brazilian Aluminum Association. The recyclable waste collection sector provides income for 150,000 people.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Schools Seek Environmental Certification

By IPS Correspondents and - -
A hundred primary and secondary schools in Chile are applying to obtain environmental certification through a government project launched Apr 22, in honor of Earth Day.

Ecobreves – GUATEMALA: Citizens to Participate in Environmental Council

By IPS Correspondents and - -
- The recently created Consultive Council on Environment in Guatemala will include the participation of 16 entities, governmental and non-governmental alike, with the aim of regulating environmental policies and natural resources, conservation and sustainable development strategies.

Ecobreves – NICARAGUA: Festival for the Great Green Macaw

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Hundreds of people from Nicaragua and Costa Rica will take part in the binational Festival for the 'lapa verde', the great green macaw, an event in the Nicaraguan town of El Castillo, Apr 25-27, aimed at raising awareness about this endangered bird species.

Water Divides, But Can It Unite?

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Israel is building a wall that has revived a long-time focus of the Middle East conflict: water use.
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A Black Week for Sea Turtles

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The culinary traditions of Holy Week in predominantly Catholic Mexico are a threat to the survival of this millennia-old species.

A Crime Against the Culture of Humanity

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The worst predictions about the consequences of the war on the immense cultural legacy that Iraq has possessed throughout more than 7,000 years of history have unfortunately proved correct.

US-IRAQ: THE POST WAR DILEMMA

By Boutros Boutros-Ghali and - -
Is it still possible to reintegrate the world's hyper-power into a truly multilateral, multipolar arrangement? asks Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1992-1996.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Health Impacts of Polluted Riachuelo

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Argentina's Ombudsman Eduardo Mondino has asked the Health Ministry to conduct a study to determine whether the contaminated Riachuelo, a river marking the capital's southern boundary, causes illness among the population living along its banks.
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Mesopotamia

By IPS Correspondents and - -
In Mesopotamia, which means "land between rivers", the earliest human civilizations flourished. Thousands of years later, that territory is known as Iraq, a place where the echoes of war threaten the last vestiges of a millenniums-old history.

Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: Debate on Wetlands

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Experts from numerous countries are to meet in the Colombian capital May 28-30 to assess experiences in wetlands recovery, particularly such areas that are degraded by human activities in urban areas.

Ecobreves – PERU: Proviso for Gas Plant

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Under pressure from environmental groups, the Peruvian government decided to set conditions for the construction of a gas fractionation plant along the Ica coast, near the Paracas National Reserve, in the south.

Cluster Bombs Turn Iraq into a Minefield

By IPS Correspondents and - -
In the post-war it is essential, say experts, to assess the impact on civilians of the weaponry used by the United States in Iraq, including the lethal cluster bombs.

“The anthill from below and from above”

By Mario Osava and - -
Brazil's environment minister, Marina Silva, comes from a movement that "defends the jungles inseparably from the people who live in them." And that means "introducing all aspects of sustainable development into the heart of government," she told Tierramérica.

'Better Off against the Soviets'

By Ignacio Avalos Gutiérrez and - -
"The worst thing about the Iraq war is that it sets the precedent for unilateral action by Washington and makes clear that there is nothing to stand in its way," says Venezuelan commentator Ignacio Avalos Gutiérrez. To avoid this sort of unilateral action in the future it is essential to rebuild the United Nations, he adds.
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