Environment
Friday, August 16, 2013 - 00:00
The number of government inspectors in the region was upped to combat a new tactic by loggers, who are stripping smaller areas that are more difficult to detect by satellite.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 13:35
There’s an expanding front on the war against terrorism. The U-S recently launched a 10-million dollar initiative to help combat animal poaching in Africa. Money from the illegal trade in animal products may be supporting various militant groups on the continent. But one expert says the U-S initiative alone won’t be enough to solve the problem.
Johan Bergenas said current anti-poaching efforts have not been successful in stopping the slaughter of thousands of animals every year.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 00:00
El Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA) senala que desde 2005 ha habido 44 asesinatos de defensores. Estas muertes ni son gratuitas ni se deben a conflictos entre comunidades, como muchas veces nos quieren hacer creer.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 00:00
Durante los anos 2011 y 2012 Colombia perdio 295.892 hectareas de bosque natural.
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 14:24
The House Subcommittee on Africa met to discuss whether or not natural resource wealth in African countries caused instability. The witnesses focused on corruption and mismanagement of revenues.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 00:00
Mr. Donziger insists that Chevron's predecessor, Texaco, cut through the Amazon, spilled oil into pristine rain forests and left behind what remains to this day a toxic mess.
Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 00:00
En Choco y Antioquia se concentra el 85% de la produccion aurifera del pais. Este ano la proyeccion es producir 69 toneladas de oro
Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 00:00
Brazil's military has deployed tanks, helicopters, and hundreds of soldiers in the Amazon as part of a major ground operation to combat illegal logging.
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 00:00
Scientists have warned that as the seas continue to swell, they will swallow entire island nations from the Maldives to the Marshall Islands, inundate vast areas of countries from Bangladesh to Egypt, and submerge parts of scores of coastal cities.
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 00:00
Mining critics from Guatemala joined opponents of the revival of open pit mining of northern Nevada's historic Comstock in a protest highlighting shared concerns on the impacts on their communities a hemisphere apart.