Tierramérica

Issue of June, 23, 2007



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Deforestation hurts the replenishment of watersheds.
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Report
Nicaraguans Plant Trees and Harvest Water
By José Adán Silva
A small Nicaraguan village has recovered its once bountiful water supplies by changing their harmful land-use methods.

Eco-Briefs

ARGENTINA: Pulp Mill Waste Used for Roads
A waste product from the cellulose industry can improve gravel or dirt roads in an environmentally friendly way, says an industrial technology agency in Argentina.

REGIONAL: Tierramérica's New Face on the Web
Tierramérica, the region's leading environmental news service published in some 20 Latin American newspapers, has completely renovated its website.

BRAZIL: Industrialists Ask for Reform of Environmental Laws
The National Confederation of Industry (CNI), Brazil's leading business association, will press the government to change environmental legislation and to speed up issuance of environmental permits.

MEXICO: Plastic Into Gasoline and Fat
Mexican researchers have developed a chemical process to convert plastics into gasoline and fats.

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