Tierramerica
- Fabricio Vanden Broeck

Climate Change Imposes New Conditions for Policy

By IPS Correspondents and - -
If the raw material export sector and the governments of Latin America insist on depredatory productive systems, it will be unlikely that natural resources will be able to sustain future development, writes Chilean environmental leader Sara Larraín in this exclusive column for Tierramérica.

Environmental Sustainability at a Crossroads

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Latin America needs new sources of wealth and of employment, but sustainable development will require increasingly greater environmentally clean economic expansion, write Ricardo Sánchez, regional director of the UN Environment Program, and Mexican social development expert Enrique Provencio.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: Teachers Lacking in Natural Sciences

By IPS Correspondents and - -
An assessment of science teachers of secondary schools in Mexico shows that they know very little about physics, chemistry or biology.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: United Front Against Illegal Logging

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Honduran National Human Rights Commission signed a pact with civil society groups and the government as part of a shared strategy to halt illegal logging and lumber trafficking.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: Alternative Fertilizers to Fight Inflation

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Brazilian government has decided to set aside 4.8 million dollars to develop alternative fertilizers, given the brutal hike in prices of conventional fertilizers.
Banana crops on the banks of the Ribeira River, in the middle of Brazil's Mata Atlântica forest. Credit: Mario Osava/IPS

ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Click Here to Plant a Tree

By Mario Osava
It has become fashionable in Latin America to pursue initiatives towards "zero carbon", neutralising the climate-changing greenhouse gases produced by industry, commercial aviation and even the football World Cup - and along with it, atoning for the environmental sins of polluters.

Ecobreves – CHILE: Demand for Dioxin Information

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The EcoOceans Center, the Latin American Environmental Conflicts Observatory (OLCA) and the Citizen Consumers League have called on all Chileans to abstain from eating pork during the national holidays of Sep. 18-19.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Flower Covers Vital Reservoir

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The "bora" (eichhornia crassipes), is a species of tropical water hyacinth that has spread like a green carpet over two-thirds of La Mariposa reservoir in Venezuela. The reservoir covers 54 hectares and has a capacity of 8 million liters, which supplies most of the Venezuelan capital.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: African Palm to Reforest the Amazon

By IPS Correspondents and - -
An agreement between Brazil's ministries of Agriculture and Environment authorizes utilizing the African palm (Elaeis guineensis) and other exotic species for recuperating forests in the country's Amazon region.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: New Environmental Rules Announced

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Honduran government has announced new environmental regulations two years after the free trade agreement with the United States, known as CAFTA, entered into force.
Banana crops on the banks of the Ribeira River, in the middle of Brazil's Mata Atlântica forest. - Mario Osava/IPS

Click Here to Plant a Tree

By Mario Osava and - -
The wave of ideas for mitigating the impacts of carbon emissions of consumers has its commercial side, but the bottom line is that it mobilizes people to join the fight against climate change.
Species adapt to extreme conditions on Venezuela's La Tortuga Island. - José Voglar/Fundación La Tortuga

Progress Towards Protecting La Tortuga Island

By Humberto Márquez and - -
A legislative modification would help protect the uninhabited Venezuelan island of La Tortuga, which holds rare Caribbean ecosystems.
The Minefinders corporation in Huizopa, Mexico. Credit: Project for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

MEXICO: Peasants Seek Ways to Block Canadian-Run Mine

By IPS Correspondents
The Canadian mining corporation Minefinders has explored a rural area of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua for 14 years. But as it gets ready to begin mining gold and silver there, its plans are threatened by peasant farmers' protests.
Looking for oil in the Ecuadorian jungle. Credit: Photo Stock

ENVIRONMENT: Amazon Increasingly Oily

By Milagros Salazar
More than 180 oil and natural gas fields extend across the western Amazon, shared by five South American countries and threatening biodiversity and indigenous lands, warns a study by U.S.-based organisations.

Ecobreves – BRAZIL: São Paulo Sets Climate Change Goals

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The city government of São Paulo, Brazil's most populous city, has set a goal to reduce municipal emissions of greenhouse gases by 30 percent, with a deadline of 2012 -- ahead of the federal government's target date.

Ecobreves – HONDURAS: Universities Commit to the Environment

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The 20 universities in Honduras signed an environmental pledge on Aug. 18 that includes reforms in their programs and greater participation in managing threatening situations, research and policies.

Ecobreves – ARGENTINA: Justice Orders Demolition of Embankment in Wetland Preserve

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The Forestal Andina company received an order from the justice department of the northern Argentine province of Corrientes to demolish immediately the 27-kilometer embankment it built in the Esteros del Iberá ecological preserve.

Ecobreves – MEXICO: More Traffic Restrictions, Better Air Quality

By IPS Correspondents and - -
The inclusion of Saturdays in the Mexican capital's program for limiting the circulation of certain cars to certain days has made a notable improvement in air quality.
Looking for oil in the Ecuadorian jungle - Photo Stock

Amazon Increasingly Oily

By Milagros Salazar and - -
Oil and natural gas exploration permits are multiplying in the Amazon region, especially in its most remote and biodiverse corners, say researchers.
The Minefinders corporation in Huizopa, Mexico. - Project for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Mexican Peasants Seek Ways to Block Canadian-Run Mine

By Diego Cevallos and - -
In the Western Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico, a very common conflict these days in Latin America is heating up: the booming mining industry versus local residents.

Ecobreves – VENEZUELA: Thousands of Children in Eco-Games

By IPS Correspondents and - -
Some 15,000 children headed to 50 parks and zoos in Venezuela to start the 30th Ecological Games, which combine recreational activities with environmental education during two weeks of school vacation.
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