Tierramérica

Issue of March, 23, 2009



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Tourists enjoying Le Méridien Hotel.
Credit: Claudio Cruz/IPS

Report
Hints of Sustainability at Cancún Resorts
By Verónica Díaz Favela* - IPS/IFEJ
Cancún, a resort destination in Mexico, began to lose tourists who were demanding a more natural vacation. As a result, several companies have set out on the path towards a more sustainable hotel industry.

Tourism helps preserve Kruger Park in South Africa.
Credit: Public domain

Accents
Can Ecotourism Be More Than an Illusion?
By Stephen Leahy
Tourism has a paradox at its core: it has revealed natural wonders that humanity realizes it cannot allow to disappear, but at the same time humanity has put those very natural wonders in danger, say experts.

Eco-Briefs

VENEZUELA: Coral Sick from Climate Change
More than 800 kilometers of coral reefs of Los Roques archipelago, a Caribbean paradise covering 225,00 hectares just 180 km north of Caracas, are at risk due to the warming of their marine environment.

CHILE: Mining Project Has Town on Alert
The Chilean town of Tierra Amarilla, 805 km north of Santiago, has filed numerous observations about the Caserones copper mining project, of the Japanese firm Lumina Copper, as part of the environmental impact assessment process.

HONDURAS: Peasants Join the Biodiesel Market
Peasant farmers of the Salamá cooperative in the northern Honduran region of Tocoa have achieved a three-year dream: their own biodiesel production plant to supply the local market.

BRAZIL: Supermarkets Promote Eco-Friendly Shopping Bags
The Brazilian supermarket chains Bompreço, Hiper Bompreço and TodoDia, concentrated in the nine states of the country's Northeast region, have begun discount programs in their 131 stores for shoppers with reusable or returnable bags.

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