Tierramérica

Issue of July, 28, 2008



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In search of ways to reduce livestock greenhouse gas emissions.
Credit: Photo Stock

Report
The Climate Costs of a Glass of Milk
By Raúl Pierri
Pastures with plants that produce less methane and substances that inhibit the nitrogen-fixing of soils are among the solutions the livestock industry is testing in an effort to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change.

Roberto Iglesias-Prieto
Credit: Courtesy of the interviewee

Dialogues
“Cancún’s White Sands Wouldn’t Exist Without Coral”
By Stephen Leahy
Coral reefs are in trouble, but they could buy some time with good management and protection, while we work to find ways to reduce the impacts of climate change, says Mexican scientist Roberto Iglesias-Prieto in this exclusive Tierramérica interview.

Eco-Briefs

LATIN AMERICA: Tierramérica Launches International Center
IPS news agency, the United Nations Development Program, United Nations Environment Program and the World Bank on July 31 will celebrate the founding assembly of the Tierramérica International Center for Sustainable Development and Environmental Defense, in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus.

MEXICO: A Green Guide to Businesses and Services
An ecological guide will promote eco-friendly providers of goods and services in Mexico beginning in September.

ARGENTINA: More Grassfires
The burning of weeds this month set off a new rash of fires in eight provinces of northeastern Argentina, the environmental group Fundación Proteger has charged.

BRAZIL: Uruguayan Thermoelectric Plant Faces Criticism
Environmentalists are fighting Uruguay’s plans to build a coal-fired electrical plant to generate 350 megawatts in Candiota, a town in southern Brazil near the Uruguayan border.

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