Tierramérica

Issue of October, 31, 2011



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Port of the Amazon indigenous community of San Miguel on the Pirá Paraná River, in the department of Vaupés, Colombia.
Credit: María Cristina Vargas/IPS

Report
Amazonas 2030: Indicators for the Climate Crisis
By Constanza Vieira *
Official figures on the Colombian Amazon region are so lacking that the researchers who developed a new regional sustainability index specified that "it was difficult to obtain a large part of the data."

Bike sharing system in Changwon, South Korea.
Credit: City of Changwon

Accents
EcoMobility is Gaining Ground, Step by Step
By Stephen Leahy *
Cities around the world are embracing a new concept, “EcoMobility” or sustainable mobility: transportation without private vehicles.

Eco-Briefs

MEXICO: Mexico City Aquifer Could Be Recharged
The aquifer that supplies water to Mexico City could be recharged in eight areas, according to a new university research study.

LATIN AMERICA: Activists Call for Common Front to Defend Whales
More than 60 environmental organizations from throughout Latin America and the Caribbean have called on the region’s governments to use diplomatic action to stop Japan from beginning its annual whale hunt in the Southern Ocean this December.

HONDURAS: Proposal to Compensate National Park for Water Supply
This November the Honduran Congress will study a bill aimed at authorizing payment for environmental services to La Tigra National Park, the main green area and source of water for Tegucigalpa.

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