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Shells of the Carey or hawksbill turtle for sale at a shop in Campeche, Mexico. The illegal trade of threatened animal species and products is a serious environmental crime. / Photo credit: Sergio Dorantes

Shells of the Carey or hawksbill turtle for sale at a shop in Campeche, Mexico. The illegal trade of threatened animal species and products is a serious environmental crime. / Photo credit: Sergio Dorantes

Report

By Mario Osava

'Green' Police - A Rare Species in Latin America

Crimes against the environment mostly go unpunished in the region. Only Brazil has an environmental police force, but it is limited in power and numbers. In other countries, the regular army and police are entrusted with enforcing environmental laws, but they are usually unprepared for the mission.

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By Tierramérica Editors

Rio+10 in Turbulent Waters

Eighty days before the World Sustainable Development Summit, also known as Rio+10, the negotiations on the plan of action were sunk. After four preparatory meetings that failed to produce concrete results, the thorniest issues have been left for debate at the Johannesburg meeting.

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Robert Watson. Credit: Cortesía de IISD/ENB (http://iisd.ca)

Robert Watson. /Photo Credit: Courtesy of IISD/ENB

By Haider Rizvi

Robert Watson - "The United States decided to shoot the messenger"

The renowned expert who lost the chairmanship of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as a result of pressure from the United States, praises initiatives for voluntary reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Credit: NOAA

Credit: NOAA

Stars of the Sea

Sea stars are fantastical creatures: they look like inhabitants of the heavens and the scientific name that identifies them, "asteroidea", only furthers that image. The shapes and colors of these mysterious beings capture the imagination.

Colombia's cotton-top tamarin monkey is in danger... Growing opposition against nuclear contract in Argentina... Plans for new international airport in Mexico criticized... TV cameras monitor the Peruvian capital's water network.

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