Tierramérica

Issue of September, 08, 2007



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The destruction from 1998's Hurricane Mitch still hurts in Honduras.
Credit: Photo Stock.

Report
Small Improvements in Hurricane Preparedness
By Thelma Mejía - IPS/IFEJ
The aftermath of Hurricane Mitch in 1998 marked the beginning of some protection efforts in Honduras, but there is not yet a national policy for reducing the country's vulnerability to hurricanes.

Harvested rice paddies in Yangshuo, southern China.
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Accents
Global Warming Fuels Chinese Inflation
By Antoaneta Bezlova
A persistent drought threatens the harvest of grains in China, driving up food prices.

Eco-Briefs

CHILE: Warning on Salmon Farms in Earthquake Zone
The environmental group Oceana has urged the Chilean government to take a cautionary attitude in taking a decision to renew authorization for raising salmon in floating cages in the Aysén fjord, 1,600 km south of the capital.

HONDURAS: Reforesting the Capital's \"Lungs\"
Fruit and timber trees -- 300,000 of them -- have been planted over the past two years on Juan A. Laínez hill, once one of the Honduran capital's main green spaces, and environmental "lungs".

CUBA: The Return of a Natural Pool
A natural pool, Los Cangilones, along the Máximo River in the central Cuban province of Camagüey, will once again receive bathers year-round, after being rescued from contamination from the waste of a nearby fish farm.

VENEZUELA: Sea Turtles Faithful to Their Beaches
A hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) that was marked with a metal plate three years ago has returned to lay eggs in Macuro, on the northeastern Venezuelan peninsula of Paria.

BRAZIL: Agro-industry's Own Environmental Research Center
The main entities of Brazil's agricultural-industrial sector announced last week the creation of ARES, the Institute for Responsible Agribusiness.

Lessons From a Unique Decade - José Graziano da Silva *
Rio+20 and Beyond: Together for a Sustainable Future - José Graziano da Silva *
Why Inclusive Green Growth Can Sustain Recent Gains in Latin America - Hasan Tuluy*
The Global Food Crisis and the Latin American Paradox - Pamela Cox