Tierramérica

Issue of November, 24, 2008



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Bio-energy research using a molecular reactor.
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Report
Using Science and Thinking Small to Relaunch Biofuels
By Neuza Árbocz
Innovation aimed at promoting small-scale crop-based energy and research intended to speed up production of the second generation of biofuels are Brazil's central tactics to revive what has been waning international enthusiasm for ethanol and biofuel.

The Perito Moreno glacier in southern Argentina.
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Accents
Frustration Over Veto to Protect Argentina's Glaciers
By Marcela Valente
The Argentine government's total veto of a law aimed at protecting protect the country's glaciers has frustrated the scientists who helped draft the policy.

Eco-Briefs

CUBA: Poor Waste Management Worsens Hurricane Impacts
An evaluation of the impact of hurricanes in Cuba has revealed that disaster risk increases because of factors like construction along the coastline, poor waste management and cutting down mangrove forests.

CHILE: Demands to Legalize Mapuche Health System
The Network of Mapuche Health Organizations, made up of nine entities from Chile's most numerous indigenous group, is drafting a proposal so that their health system will be recognized by Chilean law.

VENEZUELA: Hunting Pushes Bird to Extinction
The scarlet finch, also known as the red siskin (Carduelis cucullata), a small bird native to northern Venezuela, is on the verge of disappearing and is rarely seen in the wild because poachers capture these birds to cross them with canaries in order to produce red offspring.

BRAZIL: Award Goes to Bio-Method for Environmental Clean-up
The Santander Science and Innovation Prize was awarded this month in Brazil to a biological method for cleaning up areas contaminated by metals, developed by the University of São Paulo.

HONDURAS: Hearings on Forestry Law
The governmental Forest Conservation Institute (ICF) of Honduras announced the beginning of hearings about integrating communities in the protection and conservation of forests.

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