Tierramérica

Issue of June, 23, 2002



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Report
Chile Eludes Environmental Clauses
By Gustavo González
The Chilean government is attempting to avoid environmental stipulations in its trade accords with the European Union and the United States, saying they are a source of arbitrary interpretation, potential disputes and penalties for non-compliance.

Accents
Navigating through the Jungle
By Néfer Muñoz
The birth of a quetzal or a weasel's surprise attack on a nest in Costa Rica's cloud forest is now within the reach of the world's Internet users as part of a project aimed at conserving this unique ecosystem.

Connect Yourself
Meso-America
By
The Meso-American Biological Corridor that extends across the countries of Central America and southern Mexico is an important project for the future of the planet. It seeks to halt the environmental degradation of a region that is home to eight percent of all known species.

Eco-Briefs

BRAZIL Forest Grows in Dump
A forest is growing in the midst of a 300,000-square meter plot that until 1995 accumulated 16 million tons of garbage in the Santo Amaro district in the southern part of the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo.

CHILE: No to Radioactive Waste
Greenpeace-Chile and other environmental organizations demonstrated outside the Japanese embassy in Santiago against the upcoming passage through Chilean waters of a Japanese ship carrying radioactive fuel to Great Britain.

CUBA: Natural Insecticide
- Farmers in the central Cuban province of Ciego de Avila have begun massive cultivation of the Nim tree (Azadirachta indica) to take advantage of its qualities as a pesticide.

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