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Issue of January, 07, 2006
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Tobacco Growers on War Footing
By Diego Cevallos
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atin American experts and activists charge that the cigarette industry is trying to weaken the international tobacco control treaty, whose first meeting is set to take place in Geneva next month.
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Macaw Finds Safety in the Pantanal
By Adalberto Marcondes
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ierramérica travelled into the heart of the Brazilian Pantanal to visit the nests of the endangered hyacinth macaw. A successful conservation project has quintupled the population of this majestic bird in just one decade.
Eco-Briefs
BRAZIL: The Sun as Water Heater
La Secretaría Municipal del Verde y Medio Ambiente aprobó la propuesta del alcalde José Serra de hacer obligatoria la instalación de calentadores solares de agua en nuevas edificaciones de São Paulo, dijo a Tierramérica el experto en energía Délcio Rodrigues.
GUATEMALA: Park Rangers Disappeared
Están por cumplirse dos meses de la misteriosa desaparición de dos guardarrecursos de la Estación de Campo del volcán Atitlán, una reserva al sur de la ciudad de Guatemala.
VENEZUELA: Group Released 35,000 Baby Turtles
Unos 35 mil tortuguillos fueron liberados, luego de ser protegidos en sus nidos, por el ambientalista Centro de Investigación y Conservación de Tortugas Marinas, entre 2001 y 2005, en la nororiental península venezolana de Paria.
CHILE: Controversy Over Park Admission Fee
Empresarios turísticos de la meridional región chilena de la Araucanía demandan libre acceso al Parque Nacional Villarrica, de 61.000 hectáreas, argumentando que la gubernamental Corporación Nacional Forestal (Conaf) carece de derechos legales para cobrar 6,5 dólares por persona como peaje de ingreso.
CUBA: FAO to Help Improve Soils in Guantánamo
Un proyecto en colaboración con la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) que comenzará a ejecutarse este mes buscará mejorar y conservar suelos y aguas de la cuenca hidrográfica Guantánamo-Guaso en esa región, la más oriental de Cuba.
Notable Writings
Lessons From a Unique Decade
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José Graziano da Silva *
Rio+20 and Beyond: Together for a Sustainable Future
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José Graziano da Silva *
Why Inclusive Green Growth Can Sustain Recent Gains in Latin America
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Hasan Tuluy*
The Global Food Crisis and the Latin American Paradox
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Pamela Cox
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CDs Become Weapon in Political Armoury
Private Interests Infiltrate G20 Summit
Pakistanis Blame CIA for Fresh Polio Cases
Setting Goals to Protect Half the Planet
Defining Green Economy May Stymie Rio Summit
Q&A:
"We All Have to Start Being City Changers"
Tension Around Possible Islamic State in Northern Mali
Health Warnings Loud and Clear on Cigarettes in Argentina
Biggest Economies Still Lagging on Renewables
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Mexico City Aquifer Could Be Recharged
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Activists Call for Common Front to Defend Whales
HONDURAS:
Proposal to Compensate National Park for Water Supply
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