Issue of May, 14, 2012
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Oil drilling operation in Cutral Có, located in the province of Neuquén.
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Report
Argentina Faces the Dilemma of Unconventional Oil and Gas
By Marcela Valente
Argentina must weigh the potential benefits of its plentiful sources of unconventional oil and gas against the economic and environmental costs of their extraction.
A traditional water gauge in the Las Ciebas River under the Guayabo bridge on the outskirts of Neiva is complemented by a sensor suspended from the same bridge which sends water level data over radio waves.
Credit: Courtesy of FAO
Accents
Colombian River Basin Passes the Test of El Niño and La Niña
By Constanza Vieira *
Risk prevention measures with active community participation have reduced the threat of flooding and water shortages in the Colombian city of Neiva.
Eco-Briefs
BRAZIL: Increased Public Concern Over Climate Change
Climate change is considered a “very serious” problem by 65 percent of Brazilians interviewed in a survey conducted by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) in December and released in the second week of May.

CHILE: Unprecedented Campaign for Reforestation in Patagonia
A campaign jointly organized by public and private agencies aims to plant one million trees in the Chilean region of Patagonia, which has lost more than three million hectares of native forest in the last 100 years through fires and logging.

VENEZUELA: Caracas Residents Affected by Cement Plants
Residents of Chuao, a neighborhood in southeast Caracas, are protesting against a cement plant installed near their homes which releases large amounts of harmful particulates into the air they breathe.

 Notable Writings
 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
Turn Down the Heat 4º
Images from Rio+20
Tierramérica - Climate and the Caribbean
The Green Economy and Sustainable Development: An Essential Debate. Share your Opinion!
Centro Terramérica
Do Our Children Have a Chance? - World Bank Report
Latin America dn the irreversible Effects of a Warmer Planet -- First Regional Report on Climate Change
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 News
Crisis Sows Community Gardens in Spain
CDs Become Weapon in Political Armoury
Private Interests Infiltrate G20 Summit
Pakistanis Blame CIA for Fresh Polio Cases
Setting Goals to Protect Half the Planet
Defining Green Economy May Stymie Rio Summit
Q&A:
 "We All Have to Start Being City Changers"
Tension Around Possible Islamic State in Northern Mali
Health Warnings Loud and Clear on Cigarettes in Argentina
Biggest Economies Still Lagging on Renewables
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 In This Issue
 Amazonas 2030:
 Indicators for the Climate Crisis

 EcoMobility is Gaining Ground, Step by Step

 MEXICO:
 Mexico City Aquifer Could Be Recharged

 LATIN AMERICA:
 Activists Call for Common Front to Defend Whales

 HONDURAS:
 Proposal to Compensate National Park for Water Supply
 
 

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