Tierramérica

Issue of June, 02, 2008



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Children often end up as second-hand smokers
Credit: Photo Stock

Report
Tobacco Regulations as Solid as Smoke
By Diego Cevallos
Widespread cigarette advertising and the freedom to smoke in public -- including in hospitals and schools -- continue in most Latin American countries.

Cattle drink from the Sewanka River, contaminated with sewage from El Alto, Bolivia.
Credit: Bernarda Claure

Accents
Titicaca Truths Revealed
By Bernarda Claure
A binational effort, with the backing of the UN Environment Program, is expected to shed light on the scope, origin and possible cures for the contamination of Lake Titicaca on the Peru-Bolivia border.

Brazilian sugarcane is at the core of biofuels debate.
Credit: Photo Stock

Accents
Green Standards Proposed for Biofuel Production
By Stephen Leahy
The world is beginning to debate the need for environmental rules to govern production of agriculture-based biofuels.

Credit: Fabricio Van Den Broeck.

Notable Writings
For a Tobacco-Free Youth
By Mirta Roses
Most smokers begin the habit before reaching their 18th birthday, and a quarter of those began smoking before age 10, writes Mirta Roses, director of the Pan-American Health Organization, in this exclusive column for Tierramérica.

Eco-Briefs

MEXICO: Connecting a Brain to a Computer
Researchers in Mexico are working on an invention that connects the brain of a disabled person to a computer, which it can give orders just by thinking.

ARGENTINA: Danger for Hake Fish
The Wildlife Foundation of Argentina warns that the common hake fish (Merluccius hubssi), the country's main fishing resource, is on the verge of collapse due to over-fishing.

BRAZIL: Families Paid to Take Care of Jungles
The Family Forestry Grant, an innovative program of the northwestern Brazilian state of Amazonas, will benefit 2,000 more families by December, paying 50 reais (29 dollars) per month to those who help preserve the forest.

HONDURAS: A Bid to Curb Contaminants
Citizen groups and public and private organizations in Honduras have agreed to search for ways to regulate the trans-border movement of toxic pesticides.

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