Environment
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 00:00
Asimismo, senala el periodico que al menos 1,2 millones de hectareas del Chaco fueron deforestadas en los ultimos dos anos, de acuerdo a los analisis por satelite de Guyra, un grupo ambientalista de nuestro pais.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 00:00
The Chaco thorn forest, a domain with 118-degree temperatures so forbidding that Paraguayans call it their "green hell," covers an expanse about the size of Poland.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 00:00
The government agreed to stop mineral exploration but refused to halt dam construction, saying the nation's fuel bill would rise considerably without the hydroelectric energy plants.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 00:00
For almost two months, since early February 2012, the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) has been using airborne laser and imagery systems to conduct cooperative hydrographic surveys in the coastal waters of Belize.
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 00:00
Brazil spent twice as lavishly on each pensioner as the OECD average, but only two-thirds as generously on the education of each child.
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 00:00
The public prosecutor's office filed criminal charges this week against Chevron for the November oil spill that dumped 2,400 barrels of crude and for a smaller leak in March.
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 00:00
Protesters both in support and against the Ecuadorian president flooded to the capital over a copper mining issue.
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 00:00
This territory is vital to the region's food security, provides water for more than 200,000 people, and contains unique and sensitive ecosystems that are supposed to be protected.
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 00:00
Pointing to the example of BP's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, environmental officials here say that stiff penalties are needed against Chevron to press it and other companies to adopt strict procedures for preventing and dealing with spills.
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 00:00
The battle for land here has pitched environmentalists against ranchers and farmers. A new Forest Code being debated in Congress has further heightened tensions.