Tierramérica

Issue of January, 13, 2003



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Report
Hackles Raised in Fur Debate
By Carla Maldonado
Defenders of animal rights in the world's fashion capital say that behind every fur coat is a story of suffering and death.

Credit: Fabricio Van Den Broeck

Analysis
Global Trade's Road to Cancún
By Germán A. de la Reza
The Mexican cities of Cancún and Puebla will host the negotiations of the World Trade Organization and the Free Trade Area of the Americas this year, and progress continues apace. But where is the Latin American Agenda?

Porto Alegre
Credit: Municipal government webcam

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World Social Forum 2003
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The World Social Forum, in its third annual meeting, January 23-28, will proclaim its central message with renewed energy: "another world is possible". And the host city is once again the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, which expects tens of thousands of people to converge on this "open meeting space".

Eco-Briefs

LATIN AMERICA: Waste Collectors Unite at WSF
Informal waste collectors from throughout Latin America will hold their first congress Jan 20-23 in Brazil, ending as the World Social Forum gets under way in the southern city of Porto Alegre, drawing tens of thousands of activists from around the world.

CUBA: Refrigerate without Harm to Ozone Layer
Some 3,000 Cuban technicians are being trained in alternative technologies and best practices in refrigeration as part of a national program to reduce and eliminate substances that deplete the Earth's ozone layer.

CHILE: Healthy Foods on Show
The ExpoSaludable health fair, to take place Feb 5-9 in the central Chilean city of Quillota, 100 km northwest of Santiago, will be a showplace for foods and other products of "clean technology", in the context of quality standards established in the country's free trade accords.

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