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Eucalyptus flower. Photo credit: Photo Stock

Eucalyptus flower. Photo credit: Photo Stock

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By Mario Osava

Eucalyptus Come What May

Despite criticisms from environmentalists, this exotic tree species in full expansion in Brazil, the pioneer in the region for genome research of the plant. The goal is to produce more and larger trees that are resistant to pests and disease.

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Sergio Ramírez

Sergio Ramírez

By Néfer Muñoz

" As much injustice now as under Somoza"

The lack of education prevents us from thinking about the environment as a crucial issue for survival, says Nicaraguan writer and former vice-president Sergio Ramírez. In a conversation with Tierramérica, he stated that a novelist can serve as "a witness of the era".

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Ecotourism: a birdwatching platform in the Honduran jungle. / Credit: Sergio Dorantes

Ecotourism: a birdwatching platform in the Honduran jungle. / Credit: Sergio Dorantes

By Néfer Muñoz

Green Companies Honored

Businesses that care about nature and that apply creative production techniques were awarded the Environmental Innovation Prize, the first time this honor has been bestowed in Central America.

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By Néfer Muñoz

Eucalyptus Plantations Fail

The commercial production of this exotic tree species has left a trail of economic losses in Costa Rica, say experts. After several years, the trees stop growing and suffer a "slow death".

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Aves migratorias. Credit: US FWS

Migratory birds. Photo credit: US FWS

Migratory Species

A rare wild Asian camel, the white shark, three types of whales and the river dolphin are members of a new group of species protected by an international convention that held its seventh Conference of Parties (COP7) in the German city of Bonn.

Building an "eco-home" in Argentina... Peru to replace carcinogenic substance with natural enzyme in time for Christmas sweet breads... A regatta of ecological boats in Chile... Colombia preparing a dictionary of its flora... A plea for help in saving Honduran mangroves in the Gulf of Fonseca... Removing garbage and stocking fish in a Salvadoran lake….

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