Tierramérica

Issue of August, 04, 2002



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Report
Water Resources Out of Control
By Gustavo González
The wasteful practices, shortages and pollution affecting water in Latin America are the result of inadequate and often chaotic government regulation of water resources, say experts. Appropriate management requires stability, solid institutions and political will.

Accents
Meso-America Being Left Treeless
By Néfer Muñoz
Poor farmers will be the main victims of the disappearance of the region's forests, which will be complete in 2015 if the rate of deforestation is not halted.

Accents
Biosphere Reserve Opens to Eco-Tourism
By Dalia Acosta
A small community living in the biosphere reserve of Sierra del Rosario, in Cuba, is attempting to prove that "green" tourism is indeed possible.

Dialogues
Venezuela Stakes Its Bets on Clean Energy
By Andrés Cañizález
The development of alternative energy sources should be a central matter at World Summit on Sustainable Development, says Venezuela's environment minister.

Connect Yourself
Biological Corridors
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The concept of a biological or ecological corridor entails preserving the connections between protected areas with important biodiversity with the aim of preventing the fragmentation of natural habitats. Today these corridors are being promoted as an innovative way to promote sustainable development as well as conservation.

Eco-Briefs

BRAZIL: Recycling Is Good Business
Brazil recycled nine million aluminum cans in 2001, 85 percent of the country's total production, thus achieving second place to Sweden, which recycled 90 percent of its cans, according to Brazil's CEMPRE, a private sector recycling program.

VENEZUELA: Eco-Agreement with Great Britain
Great Britain will finance the Venezuelan project "Managing Impacts on Climate Change at the Municipal Level" as part of an agreement through which the British government will contribute plans for counteracting the effects of global warming.

PANAMA: Saving the Harpy Eagle
The Audubon Society has launched an educational campaign aimed at protecting Panama's national bird, the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja).

GUATEMALA: Plague Attacks City's Trees
An unknown pest is killing the casuarina trees (Casuarina equisetifolia), also known as Australian pines, that have long beautified the streets and avenues of the Guatemalan capital.

EL SALVADOR: Denouncing Contamination
An environmental organization will present the Central American Water Tribunal with three charges of contamination against the government and several companies of El Salvador.

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