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Orizaba Peak, in Mexico. Glacier melt is among the clearest evidence of climate change.
Credit: Mauricio Ramos/IPS
Report
Violent Backlash Against Climate Scientists
By Stephen Leahy
From death threats to aggressive discrediting in the press, disaster has hit the IPCC, the global scientific panel dedicated to studying climate change - and it is now finding ways to regroup and respond.
Eco-Briefs
BRAZIL: Accelerated Deforestation in Northeast
The Caatinga, the only biome that is exclusively Brazilian and vulnerable due to its arid climate, lost 26,576 square kilometers of forest from 2002 to 2008, with just 53.6 percent of its original forest intact.

HONDURAS: Forest Authority Powerless Against Fires
Officials from the government's Forest Conservation Institute (ICF) declared themselves incapable of controlling forest fires in Honduras, due to lack of human and logistical resources.

ARGENTINA: Movement of Toxic Waste Denounced
The Argentine Environmental Defense Foundation issued an alert about the removal of toxic materials from an abandoned vegetable oil production plant in the central province of Córdoba.

MEXICO: Festival to Promote Green Commerce
A hundred sustainable producers will gather Mar. 13 at Ecofest, the first eco-festival in the Mexican capital, with the goal of promoting consumption of ecological products.

 Latin America’s Green Path Forward - Laura Tuck
December 12 Was a Tipping Point - Saleemul Huq
Chevron and Cultural Genocide in Ecuador - Kerry Kennedy
The Global Food Crisis and the Latin American Paradox - Pamela Cox
“We’re Not Finished Yet,” Civil Society Warns
No se hizo historia en Copenhague
History Was Not Made in Copenhagen
BANGLADESH: Community-Based Climate Strategies Are Key
“No hemos terminado”, advierte la sociedad civil
Latin America dn the irreversible Effects of a Warmer Planet -- First Regional Report on Climate Change

Ramesh Jaura speaks with Pamela Cox - World Bank's Vice-President, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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POLITICS:
Sri Lanka Locks Horns with UN over Experts? Panel
TANZANIA:
Weather Changes Turn Farming into Gamble with Nature
SINGAPORE:
As Casino Opens, Watch for Its Social Impact Begins
FINANCE:
Self-Policing of Extractive Industries a "Dismal" Failure
RIGHTS:
"Famine Marriages" Just One Byproduct of Climate Change
ENVIRONMENT-UGANDA:
Landslides - Experts Warn Worst is Yet to Come
NAMIBIA:
Female Hip-Hop Artists Challenge Stereotypes
ECUADOR:
Avatar Downfall a Blow for Indigenous Communities
PERU:
Suspension of Mining Operation Merely a Placebo
MALAWI:
Patrilineal Inheritance Prevents Women?s Access to Land
In this section, Tierramérica shares letters from our readers. If you'd like to send us your comments, please write to:
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UNEP
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 Violent Backlash Against Climate Scientists
 Accelerated Deforestation in Northeast
 Forest Authority Powerless Against Fires
 Scientists Reinvent the Corn Tortilla
 Demanding an End to Illegal Logging
 Uruguayans Return to Mud and Straw
 The Thirsty Caribbean
 Nitrogen Plus Water Equals Dengue
 Water Deficit Deepens
 The Amazon Is Not Eternal
 In Pursuit of Illegal Cattle in the Amazon
 A Living Museum in the Middle of the Amazon
 Accelerated Deforestation in Northeast
 Movement of Toxic Waste Denounced
 Festival to Promote Green Commerce
 Violent Backlash Against Climate Scientists
 Scientists Reinvent the Corn Tortilla
 Machine for Separating Garbage
Zarina Geloo interviews Jeroen van der Veer, CEO of Shell
Alejandro Kirk interviews Holly Dublin, IUCN Species Commission.
 

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