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Local residents continue to use water from the depleted Coco River for various household purposes, despite the signs prohibiting it.
Credit: Courtesy of UNOPS

Report
NICARAGUA-HONDURAS: Re-Greening the Border
By José Adán Silva*
Communities along both sides of a river that divides Nicaragua and Honduras are joining forces to promote recovery of their local environment, with support from UN agencies and civil society organizations.

Trade unionists and other activists filled the streets of Porto Alegre to demand more effective protection of the environment.
Credit: Clarinha Glock/IPS

Accents
Green Economy Takes a Beating at Civil Society Forum
By Clarinha Glock
Activists gathered in Brazil from around the world doubt the political will of governments to attack the root causes of the environmental crisis, and demand drastic changes in the system of production and consumption.

Credit: Claudius/IPS

Analysis
After Durban, Latin America Looks Towards Rio+20
By Ede Ijjasz-Vásquez*
The upcoming summit in Rio de Janeiro presents an opportunity to reach agreements that can prevent the world from passing the point of no return in the unsustainable use of natural resources.

Eco-Briefs

HONDURAS: Local Communities Lead Up Mitigation Efforts
The residents of Costa de los Amates, a region of Honduras near the border with El Salvador, are gearing up for community work aimed at preventing the flooding of the Goascorán River during the winter season.

ARGENTINA: First Energy Efficient Neighborhood
A multi-stakeholder forum made up by civil society organizations, private companies, academic researchers and the government plans to create a neighborhood in Argentina with 100 solar-powered homes.

MEXICO: Future of Cities Depends on Sustainability
Sustainability is decisive for the future of Mexican cities, concludes a new book on conditions in the country’s urban areas.

BRAZIL: Analyzing the Impacts of Plastic Bags
A study undertaken by the Technological Research Institute of São Paulo (IPT) will assess the impacts of plastic bags on a typically Brazilian environment. The statistics currently used in the country to measure these impacts come from foreign research.

Cooperation and Solidarity Key to Millennium Development Goals - Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser *
Biofuels Are Not the Solution - Nnimmo Bassey *
How Brazil Dodged the Economic Crisis While Slashing Hunger - José Graziano da Silva *
The Global Food Crisis and the Latin American Paradox - Pamela Cox