Environment
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 00:00
At the request of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy (CEESP), the author traveled to El Salvador from Jan. 20 – 28, 2010, to conduct a Rapid Assessment / Fact-Finding Mi
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 00:00
uring the half-day meeting, U.S. and Peruvian trade and environment officials discussed compliance with environmental provisions under the USPTPA and reviewed implementation of the Annex on Forest Sector Governance.
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 00:00
Conservationists are working with Ecuadorian farmers to reduce deforestation and the use of chemicals.
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 00:00
It 's up to Wruck and others to convince farmers and ranchers that by diversifying and renewing the nutrients in soil, they can farm the same tract for several generations
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 00:00
El presidente del organismo ambiental nicaragüense "Hijos del Rio", Amaru Ruiz, hizo un exhorto a la Conferencia Episcopal de Nicaragua para que se pronuncie como sus homologos ticos, rechazando la mineria de cielo abierto, que se pretende
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 00:00
Una comitiva de quince funcionarios y soldados se internaran en la reserva para arrestar a los colonos y traficantes de tierras.
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 00:00
The Peruvian National Protected Areas Service has decided to allocate funds to help protect a large swath of the Amazon this year, which is home to several endangered species and indigenous groups.
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 00:00
This past weekend there has been 50 minor earthquakes and 40 explosions at Tungurahua volcano located near Banos. Activity is now stated as moderate to high. Lava has flowed up to 800 meters below the crater as ash continues to be emitted.
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 00:00
Over the past three weeks, international students worked together in Chile making eye-catching short films and radio messages about issues such as renewable energy, deforestation, pollution and endangered animals, focusing around the local impacts of clim
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 00:00
The Nicaraguan state has embarked on an iron-fisted policy, including the use of military force, to clamp down on those responsible for environmental depredation, after repeated denunciations by organisations and government officials that the country's tw