Tierramérica

Issue of April, 21, 2003



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Report
Water Divides, But Can It Unite?
By Ana Ruth Jerozolimski
Israel is building a wall that has revived a long-time focus of the Middle East conflict: water use.

Accents
A Black Week for Sea Turtles
By Pilar Franco
The culinary traditions of Holy Week in predominantly Catholic Mexico are a threat to the survival of this millennia-old species.

Accents
A Crime Against the Culture of Humanity
By Tierramérica Editor's Desk
The worst predictions about the consequences of the war on the immense cultural legacy that Iraq has possessed throughout more than 7,000 years of history have unfortunately proved correct.

Notable Writings
US-IRAQ: THE POST WAR DILEMMA
By Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Is it still possible to reintegrate the world's hyper-power into a truly multilateral, multipolar arrangement? asks Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1992-1996.

Connect Yourself
Mesopotamia
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In Mesopotamia, which means "land between rivers", the earliest human civilizations flourished. Thousands of years later, that territory is known as Iraq, a place where the echoes of war threaten the last vestiges of a millenniums-old history.

Eco-Briefs

ARGENTINA: Health Impacts of Polluted Riachuelo
Argentina's Ombudsman Eduardo Mondino has asked the Health Ministry to conduct a study to determine whether the contaminated Riachuelo, a river marking the capital's southern boundary, causes illness among the population living along its banks.

COLOMBIA: Debate on Wetlands
Experts from numerous countries are to meet in the Colombian capital May 28-30 to assess experiences in wetlands recovery, particularly such areas that are degraded by human activities in urban areas.

PERU: Proviso for Gas Plant
Under pressure from environmental groups, the Peruvian government decided to set conditions for the construction of a gas fractionation plant along the Ica coast, near the Paracas National Reserve, in the south.

GUATEMALA: Citizens to Participate in Environmental Council
- The recently created Consultive Council on Environment in Guatemala will include the participation of 16 entities, governmental and non-governmental alike, with the aim of regulating environmental policies and natural resources, conservation and sustainable development strategies.

NICARAGUA: Festival for the Great Green Macaw
Hundreds of people from Nicaragua and Costa Rica will take part in the binational Festival for the 'lapa verde', the great green macaw, an event in the Nicaraguan town of El Castillo, Apr 25-27, aimed at raising awareness about this endangered bird species.

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