Tierramérica

Issue of May, 17, 2010



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A worker with sprigs of the amaranth plant.
Credit: Emilio Godoy/IPS

Report
Can Amaranth Fix Mexico's Dual Dietary Disasters?
By Emilio Godoy - IPS/IFEJ
Amaranth has returned from oblivion, lauded for its nutritional power that can help modern-day Mexico confront two of its dietary ills: malnutrition and obesity.

ENERSA workers making photovoltaic cells.
Credit: Courtesy of Richard J. Komp

Accents
The Sun Lights Up the Night in Haiti
By Peter Costantini
Photovoltaic panels are gradually appearing in Haiti, alongside streetlights, in a demonstration of what the Sun can do in a country with severe energy problems.

Eco-Briefs

ARGENTINA: A Seal for Timber Certification
As of this month, Argentina has its own forestry certification seal that ensures the sustainable management of its forests - native or planted - and proper handling of the tree from harvest to the final product.

MEXICO: Criticism for Website on Air Quality
The launch of a webpage (http://proyectos.aequum.org/proaire/) to collect citizen proposal to improve air quality in the Mexico City metropolitan area has left some environmentalists doubtful.

HONDURAS: Environmental Law Reform Begins
Honduran ecologists, archeologists and architects are debating in Parliament the reforms to the General Law on Environment, dating back to 1993, in order to adapt it to the new realities of climate change, deforestation and housing construction.

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