Environment
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 00:00
According to Correa an international arbitrage tribunal recently ordered Ecuador to impede the execution of a sentence from an Ecuadorean court against Chevron ordering the US multinational to pay 19 billion dollars
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 00:00
En los territorios donde operan este tipo de empresas, las comunidades se han opuesto a sus actividades y han denunciado que las principales fuentes hidricas que sirven para consumo de la poblacion, hoy se encuentran contaminadas
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 00:00
It has been known for some time that the construction of roads and highways across Amazonia is a good predictor of deforestation
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:00
Interpol has announced that it arrested nearly 200 people in a wide-ranging international operation against illegal logging and the trafficking of timber. The three-month effort spanned 12 Central and South American countries.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:00
In Brazil, a former presidential candidate and environment minister has launched a new political party, Sustainability Network, ahead of next year's presidential elections.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:00
Se comprometieron a seguir luchando contra los mega-proyectos de explotacion minera, las grandes represas para hidroelectricas y el mono cultivo de maderas y agro combustibles, que empobrecen a la gente y al medio ambiente.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:00
El proceso de consultas previas con indigenas se destrabo en las ultimas horas, tras un principio de acuerdo entre lideres aborigenes y el Gobierno, reportaron las partes.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:00
Al menos 600 ganaderos de seis poblaciones del Caqueta y de dos del Meta quieren ser los primeros en reconvertir hectareas para la agricultura o para la reforestacion, punto que hace parte del tema agrario en la mesa de dialogos.
Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 00:00
"For Brazil to keep up with demand, two giant dams, just like this one, must go up every year"
Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 00:00
Pobladores protestan por el dano ambiental tras la explotacion de hidrocarburos en la region