Tierramérica

Issue of December, 17, 2009



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Notable Writings
December 12 Was a Tipping Point
By Saleemul Huq
Regardless of the words these presidents and prime ministers decide in a "protocol" or "agreement" this week, it is the people of the world who have put the writing on the wall!, says in this column Saleemul Huq.

Carrying water in the Chico Mendes landless peasant settlement in Pernambuco, Brazil.
Credit: Alejandro Arigón/IPS.

Accents
No Water in Copenhagen Climate Talks
By Stephen Leahy
The climate change summit in Copenhagen has ignored the world's water problems, which will only worsen with global warming, say experts.

Farming will be the sector hardest hit by global warming.
Credit: Hereford Society of Uruguay

Report
Latin America: The Climate Clock Is Ticking
By Daniela Estrada
A new study suggests that Latin America would not incur great costs if it takes on commitments now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and takes immediate steps to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Image from the book "A Vulnerabilidade do Ser"
Credit: Courtesy of Claudia Andujar

Analysis
Indigenous Mythology and Global Warming
By Marina Barbosa
Phenomena like climate change have occurred in long-past eras of humanity, when the balance between people and nature was broken, writes anthropologist Marina Barbosa in this column.

Eco-Briefs

BRAZIL: Micro Hydropower for Isolated Towns
The Hidropolio micro hydropower system is an alternative for bringing clean energy to some 10 million Brazilians living in isolated areas who otherwise lack electricity.

ARGENTINA: Residents Resist Mining Project
Residents of the northwestern Argentine province of Catamarca have kept up a roadblock on the access route to a mining site, because they say its exploitation by the Canadian firm Yamana Gold would harm the environment.

MEXICO: Eye on Native Christmas Tree Sales
Faced with competition from foreign species, native Christmas tree growers in the southern area of the Mexican capital are fighting to keep their plantations in business.

HONDURAS: New Diploma in Geology
Public and private Honduran institutions this month created the first diploma in geology, aimed at developing human resources to contribute to the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters.

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