Tierramérica

Issue of March, 09, 2009



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Capybaras wandering around Rio de Janeiro.
Credit: Rodnei Bandeira de Mello/IPS

Report
Brazil's Concrete Jungle
By Fabiana Frayssinet* - IPS/IFEJ
Rio de Janeiro is being populated with yacaré caimans, capybaras, boa constrictors, monkeys, and other wild animals. Could the jungle be sprouting back up again through the concrete?

CryoSat-2 image.
Credit: ESA - AOES Medialab

Accents
Ambitious Polar Satellite Still in Planning Stage
By Julio Godoy
If everything goes according to plan, in November the European Space Agency will launch CryoSat-2, in what will be the second attempt to put a polar satellite in orbit to explore the state of the earth’s cryosphere.

Eco-Briefs

CUBA: Transgenic Crop Production Begins
Cuba has started planting transgenic corn as part of a field trial to obtain seeds to be used in food production.

BRAZIL: Environmental Services to Prevent Amazon Logging
Investing in environmental services would stave off deforestation in 13 million hectares of Brazil’s Amazonia at least until 2016, according to a book presented by the Ministry of Environmental Affairs, which sets criteria for calculating compensations.

VENEZUELA: The 10 Commandments of Energy Efficiency
The environmental organization Vitalis called on Venezuelans to adopt an “Energy Efficiency Decalogue” to help mitigate global warming.

HONDURAS: Risk Management Act to Be Debated
The Honduran Congress is set to discuss a risk management bill that will replace the current three-decade-old regulations on the subject.

CHILE: Energy-Saving Light Bulbs for Low-Income Households
The Chilean government will distribute 1.4 million energy-saving light bulbs to some 250,000 families this year in an effort to bring down electric power consumption.

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