Tierramérica

Issue of November, 23, 2009



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The glaciers of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano are disappearing.
Credit: Mauricio Ramos/IPS

Report
Latin America's Perpetual Fever
By Diana Cariboni
Twenty-three Latin American scientists responded to an extensive questionnaire from Tierramérica. The result is a map of the biggest challenges that climate change poses for the region, from a journalistic perspective.

Vivero says there will be jobs for women on new sponge farms.
Credit: Patricia Grogg/IPS

Accents
Sponge Farms - New Source of Bounty from the Sea
By Patricia Grogg
In a Cuban village thrashed by heavy sea swells and reliant on increasingly depleted fish stocks, the farming of sponges is emerging as a strong alternative for income and development.

A mangrove forest in Guapinol, Honduras.
Credit: Courtesy of GEF Small Grants Program

Accents
Miracle in the Mangrove Forest
By Thelma Mejía
Despite the political crisis Honduras has been experiencing since the Jun. 28 coup, women on the country's southern coast are working to help nature recover as a means to save their community.

Eco-Briefs

BRAZIL: Climate Change a Boon for Sugarcane?
Sugarcane crops will see a 32-percent production boost by 2050 if the planet's average temperature increases two degrees Celsius, according to a study by Brazil's University of São Paulo conducted in the nearby sugar-producing region of Piracicaba.

HONDURAS: Potable Water Crisis in Tegucigalpa
The climate phenomenon known as El Niño is taking its toll on the Honduran capital, where water reserves are predicted to run out in six months if strict rationing measures are not taken immediately.

ARGENTINA: Money Available for Eco-Projects
The "Fondo para las Américas" (Fund for the Americas), created in 1993 by Argentina and the United States, launched a new call for applications to finance projects of non-governmental organizations here that work on environmental and children's issues.

MEXICO: Green Energy as Source of Jobs
The development of eco-friendly energy could produce 500,000 jobs in Mexico, according to the environmental watchdog group Greenpeace.

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