Issue of November, 16, 2009
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The differences between some species are imperceptible to the human eye.
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Report
Plants Finally Get DNA Barcodes
By Stephen Leahy
The "barcode" of the plant world, the parts of the DNA unique to flora, has been revealed, thanks to a scientific breakthrough that could revolutionize herbal medicine and improve regulations of the timber trade.
The Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai and Pend d’Oreilles tribes all share the Flathead Reservation in Montana.
Credit: Wildland Recreation Program Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation
Accents
Listen to the Earth, Say Indigenous Peoples
By Valentina Martínez Valdés - IPS/IFEJ
The idea of "wilderness" also encompasses its opposite: urbanized, exploited or altered lands. That is why it is beyond the traditional conceptions of the world's indigenous peoples.
Eco-Briefs
VENEZUELA Lionfish Alert: Lionfish Alert
Venezuela fears the arrival in its Caribbean islands of the lionfish (Pterois volitans), "a voracious predator that seeks refuge in reefs and lies in wait for its prey, especially young invertebrates, lobster and fish."

CUBA: Call to Reactivate Zeolite Mining
Zeolite "would increase fertility of the organic substrata of urban farming, but currently it is not utilized due to difficulties in transporting it from the sites where it is produced," Alfredo Lino, Cuban expert in farm sciences, told Tierramérica.

BRAZIL: Castor Oil Used in Metallurgy
An emulsion of castor oil can be used as a substitute for petroleum-based oils in the production of metal tools, molds and components for machines, according to a study by experts at the University of São Paulo.

CHILE: Potential for Biogas in the South
A public-private initiative found that the southern Chilean province of Valdivia has the potential to manufacture biogas, as well as biofertilizers, from organic waste produced on small farms.

 Notable Writings
 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
Turn Down the Heat 4º
Images from Rio+20
Tierramérica - Climate and the Caribbean
The Green Economy and Sustainable Development: An Essential Debate. Share your Opinion!
Centro Terramérica
Do Our Children Have a Chance? - World Bank Report
Latin America dn the irreversible Effects of a Warmer Planet -- First Regional Report on Climate Change
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 News
Crisis Sows Community Gardens in Spain
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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 In This Issue
 Amazonas 2030:
 Indicators for the Climate Crisis

 EcoMobility is Gaining Ground, Step by Step

 MEXICO:
 Mexico City Aquifer Could Be Recharged

 LATIN AMERICA:
 Activists Call for Common Front to Defend Whales

 HONDURAS:
 Proposal to Compensate National Park for Water Supply
 
 

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