Tierramérica

Issue of July, 06, 2009



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Cajamarca's central square, with a gold-rich mountain in the background.
Credit: Helda Martínez/IPS

Report
Gold Conflict in Colombia's Central Mountains
By Helda Martínez
The Colombian authorities could determine this month whether they will move forward on a giant gold mining project in a nature preserve in the central mountain range.

Farmers from the indigenous community of Paru Paru in Cuzco's "Potato Park."
Credit: Milagros Salazar/IPS

Accents
A Stormy Time for Indigenous Wisdom
By Stephen Leahy
The World Intellectual Property Organization is making an effort to protect indigenous knowledge, but its criteria put it on a collision course with the indigenous concept of knowledge itself.

Eco-Briefs

BRAZIL: Invention to Curb Industrial Pollution
Industrial sulfate pollution could be practically eliminated using a biological process discovered at the Engineering School of the University of São Paulo.

MEXICO: Grass for Ethanol
From greenhouse-grown grasses in the southern Mexican town of Atlixco, some 150 km from the capital, a new type of biofuel could ultimately emerge.

ARGENTINA: Women Jailed for Defending Water Source
Residents of the northwestern Argentine province of La Rioja oppose exploration for an open-pit mining operation and have denounced "political persecution" against them.

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