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Issue of March, 08, 2010



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Orizaba Peak, in Mexico. Glacier melt is among the clearest evidence of climate change.
Credit: Mauricio Ramos/IPS

Report
Violent Backlash Against Climate Scientists
By Stephen Leahy
From death threats to aggressive discrediting in the press, disaster has hit the IPCC, the global scientific panel dedicated to studying climate change - and it is now finding ways to regroup and respond.

Eco-Briefs

BRAZIL: Accelerated Deforestation in Northeast
The Caatinga, the only biome that is exclusively Brazilian and vulnerable due to its arid climate, lost 26,576 square kilometers of forest from 2002 to 2008, with just 53.6 percent of its original forest intact.

HONDURAS: Forest Authority Powerless Against Fires
Officials from the government's Forest Conservation Institute (ICF) declared themselves incapable of controlling forest fires in Honduras, due to lack of human and logistical resources.

ARGENTINA: Movement of Toxic Waste Denounced
The Argentine Environmental Defense Foundation issued an alert about the removal of toxic materials from an abandoned vegetable oil production plant in the central province of Córdoba.

MEXICO: Festival to Promote Green Commerce
A hundred sustainable producers will gather Mar. 13 at Ecofest, the first eco-festival in the Mexican capital, with the goal of promoting consumption of ecological products.

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