Tierramérica

Issue of August, 08, 2011



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Fishermen arrive at the dock near the Castillo de Jagua Fortress in Cienfuegos.
Credit: Jorge Luis Baños/IPS

Report
Petrochemical Complex Poses Major Environmental Challenge
By Patricia Grogg *
Cuba is preparing a series of environmental measures to protect the Bay of Cienfuegos from the upcoming expansion of its oil refinery.

Students tending the garden at the school in San Cristóbal Totonicapán.
Credit: Courtesy of FAO/Guatemala

Accents
School Gardens Promote Learning While Fighting Hunger
By Danilo Valladares *
In Guatemala, school gardens plant seeds of hope that the country will overcome the severe food crisis it is currently facing.

Credit: Claudius

Analysis
After Peak Oil, Peak Globalization
By Gunter Pauli *
The reality of a globalized economy seems to be that poverty is its only sustainable phenomenon, says entrepreneur Gunter Pauli in this column.

Eco-Briefs

ARGENTINA: Relocation of Electric Power Substation Demanded
Environmental and social organizations in the Argentine city of Berazategui are calling for the relocation of an electric power substation to a less populated area and legislation on the placement of these facilities.

MEXICO: Anti-Transgenic Food Campaign
Greenpeace Mexico has a launched a computer application called "Clean Out Your Cupboards" to help consumers avoid industrially processed and genetically modified foods.

BRAZIL: Logging Threatens 7,000 Square Kilometers in the Amazon
The Amazon could lose another 7,000 square kilometers of forests by July 2012, according to a report on the risk of deforestation released by the Amazon Institute of People and the Environment (Imazon).

HONDURAS: Geologists Warn of Landslide Risks in Capital
Four marginalized neighborhoods in Tegucigalpa are at "high risk" of facing major landslides during the rainy season, a team of geologists from Costa Rica concluded after a three-week study in Honduras.

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