Tierramérica

Issue of April, 23, 2012



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Environmental activists protesting at the Copenhagen climate change conference in 2009.
Credit: Ana Libisch/IPS

Report
Civil Society Determined to Have an Impact on Río+20
By Fabíola Ortiz
An online platform to which up to 400,000 people can be connected at the same time will make it possible to propose recommendations to the leaders gathered at Rio+20.

Women planting paddy rice near Lang Co Bay on the South China Sea.
Credit: Photostock/IPS

Accents
Sea Level Rise Threatens Mekong Rice
By Marwaan Macan-Markar
Seven percent of the paddy fields in the Mekong delta are affected by rising sea levels in the “rice belt” of Vietnam, the world’s second largest rice exporter.

Eco-Briefs

HONDURAS: Work of Local Water Boards to be Recognized at Rio+20
The Association of Water Administration Boards of the South Sector of Pico Bonito Park, in Honduras, will be recognized at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) for conserving water resources and the habitat of a species of hummingbird endemic to this Central American nation.

ARGENTINA: Environmentalists Call for Urgent Adoption of E-Waste Law
The environmental organization Greenpeace Argentina is calling for the swift approval of a proposed law on the collection and management of electronic waste, which was tabled in the country’s legislature four years ago.

BRAZIL: Deforestation Endangers Northeastern Macaw
Deforestation of the caatinga, a semi-arid biome in northeastern Brazil, could place the blue-winged macaw (Ara maracana) in danger of extinction, according to a new study from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.

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