Tierramérica

Issue of May, 27, 2001



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Report
Cotton Added to List of Argentina's Transgenic Crops
By Marcela Valente
A cottonseed that is resistant to the controversial glyphosate herbicide is fueling ''transgenic fever'' in Argentina.

Accents
The World Wide Web of Life
By Dalia Acosta
Havana, Cuba, and Turin, Italy, are the headquarters for World Environment Day celebrations this year. Cuba is wrapping up its preparations for the festivities, which include awareness campaigns running from one extreme of the island to the other.

Connect Yourself
Giants of the Sea
By
Whales have captured the imagination of humans since time immemorial. Their size - truly colossal - leaves no room for doubt: whales are a wonder of nature.

Eco-Briefs

BRAZIL: Environment the Focus of Film Fest
Some 110,000 dollars in prizes will be awarded at the third International Festival of Environmental Film and Video, June 13-17, in the central Brazilian city of Goiás Velho.

PERU: No Cable Cars
The Peruvian government has revoked a permit granted last year to an international company to build and operate a cable car system in the archeological sanctuary of Machu Picchu, due to the environmental impact implied by an increased flow of tourists.

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