Tierramérica

Issue of March, 29, 2010



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A "dry toilet" created by the eco-tech company EMUH in collaboration with the Ceibo Center.
Credit: Courtesy of the Ceibo Center)

Report
Quake a Chance for Sustainable Rebuilding in Chile
By Daniela Estrada
Chilean environmentalists are promoting sustainable and inclusive reconstruction of their country in the aftermath of the Feb. 27 quake. They want better-planned cities and unconventional renewable energy sources.

The wounds of the Amazon jungle.
Credit: Rolly Valdivia/IPS

Accents
The Tangled Road of Peru's Forest Law
By Milagros Salazar
Some of the provisions of new regulations for protecting the forests of Peru and the rights of the indigenous communities of the Amazon have stirred up controversy.

Accents
Sturgeons Return to the Danube
By Julio Godoy
A program involving experts and officials from eight European countries is working to repopulate the iconic Danube with the endangered beluga sturgeon.

Eco-Briefs

VENEZUELA: Fires Cover Caracas in Smog
A hot, dense haze covered the Venezuelan capital in late March, when the ash from a series of fires across some 140 hectares on Mount Ávila, which looms over the capital, mixed with the city's usual air pollution

CHILE: Quake Shifted the Environmental Calendar
The government's environmental agency CONAMA on Mar. 19 suspended for 15 workdays the deadlines for proceedings before the Environmental Impact Evaluation System in the regions of El Maule, Bío-Bío and La Araucanía, the hardest hit by the Feb. 27 earthquake.

CUBA: Eastern Region under Seismic Alert
A quake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook up residents in Cuba's southeastern provinces, prompting concern about increasing seismic activity in the Caribbean, most notably the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.

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