Tierramérica

Issue of October, 07, 2006



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Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
Credit: Photo Stock

Report
At the Gates of the Polar Year
By Marcela Valente
The Argentine city of Ushuaia is preparing to welcome hundreds of scientists who will study the South Pole beginning in March 2007.

The African elephant competes with the local human population for land and water.
Credit: Mauricio Ramos

Accents
Elephant Overpopulation Keeps Cull Debate Simmering
By Kudzanayi Shumba
Local communities participate in elephant management in Zimbabwe. But the authorities aren't ruling out the possibility of returning to culling to control the herd size -- a practice that was abandoned 17 years ago.

Eco-Briefs

BRAZIL: Opposition Rises Against Amazon Dams
The potential negative effects of hydroelectric dams have strengthened opposition against the Brazilian government's plan to build two on the Madeira River, the largest tributary of the Amazon and which starts in the Bolivian Andes.

ARGENTINA: Residents Reject Sulfuric Acid Factory
Residents of the city of Palpalá, in the northwestern Argentine province of Jujuy, are protesting the operations of Sulfhaar, a sulfuric acid factory that already has approval from government authorities.

GUATEMALA: Exchanging Debt for Forest
The United States has forgiven 24 million dollars of Guatemala's bilateral debt, with the condition that it be used to preserve tropical forests over the next 15 years.

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