Tierramérica

Issue of May, 10, 2010



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Mangroves on Mexico's Atlantic coast.
Credit: Mauricio Ramos/IPS

Special Editions
We Can Live Without Oil, But Not Without Flora and Fauna
By Stephen Leahy
The latest global study on biodiversity outlines what could be "the sixth great extinction event of life on Earth" and predicts the tipping point of the Amazon rainforest's transformation into savanna.

Precarious houses on the hillside of the Rocinha slum.
Credit: Fabiana Frayssinet/IPS

Report
Forced Eviction from Rio's Slums Echoes Dark Past
By Fabiana Frayssinet
The tragic landslides this year in the steep hills of Rio de Janeiro brought to light an official plan to relocated impoverished neighborhoods - a move that experts criticize for failing to consult the residents affected, and for being authoritarian and ineffective.

: The scarlet macaw is one of many species needing protection from traffickers.
Credit: Courtesy of CONAP of Guatemala

Accents
Guatemalan Wildlife at the Mercy of Traffickers
By Danilo Valladares
Illegal trade, deforestation and major construction projects are among biodiversity's main enemies in Guatemala.

Eco-Briefs

BRAZIL: When the Internet Saves Energy
A new Internet-based control system developed in Brazil allows greater energy efficiency in public buildings, homes and machinery.

HONDURAS: Food Aid Arrives
The drought that affects some 150,000 people in six of the 18 departments in Honduras has led to stepping up aid with the support of the World Food Program, Lisandro Rosales, coordinator of the government's Permanent Contingency Committee, told Tierramérica.

VENEZUELA: Seeds to Restore Burned Forests
A government program for tree seedbeds, with community participation, began last week in Mochima National Park and the coast and islets of northern Venezuela.

CUBA: Simple Device to Economize Electricity
Cuba has begun producing devices made from clay to be placed in household electric ovens to help save energy, company officials from the factory in the coastal municipality of Gibara told Tierramérica.

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