Ecuador signed a loan for about $ 571 million with China Eximbank to finance part of the construction of a hydroelectric key to the Andean nation, increasing the million-dollar debt it has with the Asian giant.
The loan will complement the investment of 672.1 million dollars that the project costs Blower, located between the provinces of Azuay and Morona Santiago, which will provide 487.8 megawatts (MW) to the interconnected system of the country, said the Ministry of Industries Strategic late on Monday. Read Article
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A new day. And ashes, at least in the Capital. The flights at the airport of Ezeiza and Jorge Newbery airport yesterday began returning to normal , albeit with delays and rescheduling that would extend for another three days, after the cancellation suffered as a result of waste Puyehue volcano yesterday the sky covering the […]
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DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IMPACTED – Dispelled the ashes over the city of Buenos Aires, the phenomenon moved to other regions of the country by the effects of winds. The presence of volcanic ash warning light came on the road authorities of Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Santa Fe, who warned motorists and drivers on the reduction of […]
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Chilean volcano ashes Puyehue erupted since the June 4, can still affect air traffic for months, said an official report. In Uruguay, the normalized air operations yesterday, although it was affected in other terminals. The last part of the Aeronautical Meteorology Service said yesterday that the cloud was located on Uruguay was dissipating, so slowly […]
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In July 2010, Peru and Brazil signed an energy agreement to develop five mega projects in the Peruvian Amazon with a total estimated potential of 6700 MW. The idea is not only satisfy domestic demand but also the energy demand in Brazil. The question many are asking is, at what cost?. According to many analysts […]
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Ecuador’s participation in the global carbon market has generated complications in indigenous peoples and Afro-Ecuadorian communities, which have not only seen cutbacks in their rights to use land for ancestral activities, but whose organizations have also undergone fracturing due to the government’s offer to establish annual cash bonuses to communities that participate in its flagship […]
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Deforestation and forest degradation suffered in Honduras, 140 are caused by causes, which historically and systematically generate millions in economic losses, environmental and socio-ecological whole society and threaten the future and sustainable development for present and future generations of Hondurans. Appointed President Samuel Reyes, Rigoberto SERNA Minister Cuellar, ICF Minister José Trinidad Suazo Bulnes and […]
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The Health Ministry warned that the current larval infestation rate is conducive to the spread of dengue, which could be repeated by an epidemic of the disease and that all the conditions.The State makes Portfolio Ming and environmental awareness campaigns for the prevention of dengue, and everything points to a new epidemic, according to a […]
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Winds of 120 kilometers per hour up the ash accumulated on the slopes of Puyehue and scattered about Buenos Aires, Entre Rios, Cordoba and even Uruguay. They closed the Jorge Newbery and Ezeiza tracks Córdoba and Montevideo. The gray dust cloak reappeared yesterday in Buenos Aires: the cloud of ash originating from the volcano Puyehue […]
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Brazil received in three days, two containers with 46 tons of trash from the U.S. hospital in the port of Suape, near Recife (Pernambuco state, northeast), said Friday customs inspection to the Brazilian press.Waste (gloves, masks, syringes, surgical pajamas, sheets and dirty towels, etc.) were imported by the Brazilian company clothing Capibaribe-Santa Cruz in textile […]
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The National Weather Service of Honduras, SIM, reported yesterday that due to a low pressure system located north of Honduras increased rainfall across the country, as the Pacific moisture transport into the country is high. This moisture interacting with the country’s mountains form clouds that develop vertically due to the favorable conditions in the upper […]
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Indigenous groups, peasants, students and environmentalists in the province of Veraguas took the date of the meeting yesterday of America to make their rejection of the establishment of hydroelectric projects and mining in their communities. The march started from the Parish of San Juan de Canto Llano, traveled Tenth Street, where two panels closed for […]
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Forget about super-sizing into the trenta a few years from now: Starbucks is warning of a threat to world coffee supply because of climate change. In a telephone interview with the Guardian, Jim Hanna, the company’s sustainability director, said its farmers were already seeing the effects of a changing climate, with severe hurricanes and more […]
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A pipeline located underground Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) caused an oil spill in the town of I xtaczoquitlán, said the parastatal. According to the official report, unlawful taking was located in the 12-inch polidcuto Minatitlan, Mexico, between the station and Tuxpanguillo Zapoapita, spilling into the affected area at least 2000 liters of gasoline. Read Article
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Indigenous peoples demand the government to avail the constitutional mandates of human rights and free, prior, and informed consent, El Espectador reports. The Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) called for a march on the Panamerican Highway in order to protest against the extraction of gold in mines located in the protected zones of Canoas […]
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The storm in the last 24 hours has plagued most of Central America has killed nearly two dozen people in Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador, and floods and landslides in Costa Rica and Honduras. The phenomenon is caused by a low pressure system began to affect the region on Monday and yesterday became Tropical Depression […]
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Seen from above looks like a black magic carpet that flies under the sea. View from below, looks like a white blanket and spots whose gills simulate a moon face. From any angle, which is more impressive is its size. The blanket birostris or giant manta ray is the largest species in the world. Family […]
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The National Weather Service says that “Jova” moves to 9 mph east winds and accompanied by gusts of 185 kilometers, making it a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Hurricane “Jova” which in the last hours has escalated and is “very close” to climb to category two, moving slowly toward the coast of Jalisco […]
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The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, announced the next shipment of a tax reform bill to the National Assembly, which will include tax ‘green’ and adjustments to capital outflows. “As soon as the process is finished (the project), send as urgent tax reform law, the taxes ‘green’, some adjustment to other taxes such as capital […]
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Bolivian natives angry over plans to build a highway through an Amazon nature preserve resumed their protest march Saturday after a violent police crackdown a week ago, a top demo leader said. The march began at daybreak in the town of Quiquibey, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) northeast of La Paz, protest leader Rafael Quispe […]
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The environmental authorities seized the Barrancabermeja area after alarms in areas surrounding the creek and the river’s Cabezonera Sogamoso, given the high mortality of fish that is recorded in unknown place after several sacks of cement thrown into the waters of tributary. Read Article
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Bolivia’s president late Monday suspended a planned Amazon highway that has sparked clashes between police and Indians who say the road would despoil a nature preserve that is home to thousands of natives. President Evo Morales also distanced himself from the decision to break up a protest march Sunday. His announcement came hours after police […]
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Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez met in New York with leaders of American energy companies Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest oil-and AES, which have revealed that the president plans a multimillion-dollar investment of 800 million. Argentine Planning Minister Julio de Vido said the plan means that Exxon, as the Argentine government has known Mark Alberts, president […]
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The blackout of the weekend has been Chile, which almost 10 million of the 17 with which the country has once again highlight the current model of energy shortages and public ostracism has rescued the project HidroAysén promoted by Sebastian Piñera. The conservative president’s plan to provide more electricity to Chile had been forgotten, at […]
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The plastics industry expects to end 2011 with investment of 800 million billion dollars, that is, 200 million more than last year and a growth of 9 percent, and was announced by Eduardo Martínez, president of the National Plastic Industries Association (ANIPAC). He explained that Mexico produces annually about 8.7 million tons of plastic, but […]
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The Brazilian government gave the green light to build in the Amazon region of Belo Monte megapresa. He argues that the country needs to produce more electricity to power its booming economic development. But experts say Brazilian and foreign irreparable damage this will cause to the environment and habitat destruction of Aboriginal communities that are […]
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An average of 186 backflow occur daily in Lima and Callao by the misuse of sewer service, said Victor Hugo Barrera Mengoa Services Manager Sedapal Center The program for our people, RPP Noticias, said that most cases occur in the secondary networks that are coming out of the house and be narrower than most backflow […]
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1. Communities of Puerto Gaitan Meta, for more than 6 years have been demanding municipal authorities, departmental, and national, as well as oil operators, the solution to a range of social, environmental, economic and employment without get any positive response. 2.Cepcolsa Spanish oil multinational, which operates the fields of Jaguar, Sitting Bull, and Cara Cara, […]
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Source: USGS 5.8 Date-Time Monday, September 19, 2011 at 18:34:00 UTC Monday, September 19, 2011 at 12:34:00 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 14.332°N, 90.142°W Depth 39.4 km (24.5 miles) Region GUATEMALA Distances 53 km (32 miles) SE of GUATEMALA, Guatemala 69 km (42 miles) E of Escuintla, Guatemala 74 […]
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Tambopata National Reserve in Madre de Dios is seriously compromised by the excessive growth of illegal mining in the area in more than 15 miles from the Inter-Oceanic Highway, damaging agricultural and forest concessionaires whose lands have been invaded reaching lose because the violent invasion. Rep. of the department of Madre de Dios Peru Earn […]
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About 700 residents of the community of El Trapiche, in this town are cut off due to damage that rains have caused the access road to that location, according to the municipal commissioner of that population, Luis Rey Villalobos Gallardo. The dirt road is damaged to prevent the passage of vehicles, including ATVs, people can […]
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Revistagobierno.com reported that Brazil’s Guarani Indians demanded that the energy giant Shell to stop using their ancestral lands for the production of ethanol. Vilhalva Ambrosio, a Guaraní man of one of the affected communities, said Survival International : “Shell should leave our land … the companies should stop using Indian land. We want justice, we […]
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The Ministry of Health of El Salvador has confirmed a total of 3336 cases of dengue so far this year, of which 1.1 per cent, ie 37, are of the hemorrhagic variety and have caused death of three children. Authorities claim that El Salvador is among the countries with the lowest fatality rate of dengue […]
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The Brazilian Amazon lost in one month about 593 square miles of forest, according to official documents. Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has increased sixfold since last year, as revealed by satellite images of the Brazilian government. These photographs show that between March and April 2011 destroyed 593 square miles of forest, compared […]
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The Captain of the Port of Calbuco confirmed that traces of the thousands of gallons of oil spilled from the plant Pure Copec Wednesday night. In the newly opened Fuel Storage Plant spill occurred about 30 billion liters, then to fail one of the valves in the pipes leading to the ponds foam in case […]
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Deforestation affects the stability of soils, water quality, fish kills by catastrophic events such as avalanches and greatly diminishes the ability of the surface to control its own climate and chemical composition.The issue is currently living the Paramillo Natural Park, where the 460 000 hectares of forest that has this natural reserve, about 80 000 […]
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Elmeridianodecordoba.com.co reported that law and order situation in the department has become a source of conflict between local and national authorities, for while Gov. Martha Sáenz Correa wields a figure of 356 dead at the hands of criminal gangs in so far year, the former Minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera from Bogota said at the […]
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The massive evictions of 800 families from 14 communities in Guatemala’s Polochic Valley, removing peasant agriculture in order to install the Chabil Utzaj sugar plantation, began on March 15, 2011. When we heard, we were surprised. Not because we have any illusions about the benevolence of the Guatemalan government or the oligarchy it serves, but […]
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Panamericana.pe reported that current oceanographic conditions indicates that the Peruvian coast cooler water present than normal during the months of September and October. The news was released by the National Committee for the Study of El Niño (ENFEN), but this is a crucial indicator of a probable presence of the phenomenon known as “La Niña”. […]
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Of the the many places and phials that abounds in the city there are few that are in good condition. The majority of places are completely neglected.In a tour it was found that monuments and meeting places for recreational public they serve the Guyanese now play a different role for which they were enabled, beggars […]
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From the Province Civil Defense reported that several fire crews along with air tankers tried to contain this afternoon some isolated pockets in the Sierras Chicas. Meanwhile, warned non-circular paths near the fire. Not yet able to control the flames Characato. No routes. Fire this afternoon reiterated red alert by the various fires which still […]
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The Department of Health Surveillance indicates that the introduction of this serotype (4) in Paraguay is worrying, not its virulence, but the likelihood of transmission in areas where the population has been exposed to epidemics of other serotypes, by which urges people to take care measures recommended. Read Article
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In the presence of the species Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica) in various sectors of Carabobo state, the People’s Ministry for the Environment (Minamb), through the Directorate Environmental Carabobo State Authority, made a called the community to be alert to their appearance and take necessary preventive measures for collection and control in the region. Carabobo […]
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The director of the State Institute of Civil Protection, Manuel Sánchez Maza, reported that green alert remains in Oaxaca by heavy rains that have occurred during the last week. He said in recent days there have been tours of affected areas in different regions of the state, where damage was corroborated in communities, road infrastructure, […]
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For years, Ecuador has experienced symptoms of climate change such as melting glaciers, but successive governments take adequate preventive measures to face on several fronts and actions in the medium and long terms. The aftermath that the country suffers from this global phenomenon are analyzed in the 151 251 Cable , the April 24, 2008 […]
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Panama is on alert for red tide and is not exactly the party of the day today’s National Soccer Team. Resutal the Department of Food Protection (DEPA) will increase surveillance on the coasts of Panama as a precautionary measure in the presence of red tide off the coast of Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. Read […]
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The presence of red tide off the coast of Yucatan continues, but with total absence of toxic microorganisms, so no risk to the public, said the director of Health Risk Protection of the Ministry of Health, Zacil Moguel Manzur. Read Article
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At least 12 tons of trash are left daily in the various existing illegal dumping in the state, representing 40 percent of the 30 tons of waste generated daily in Tamaulipas, which creates a serious problem pollution and health risks. Unfortunately the lack of resources has prevented solve this problem that is experienced daily in […]
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The “collapse of the bees,” is known as the phenomenon of disappearance of bees from hives with no apparent cause or explanation, is worrying producers worldwide. They are primarily responsible for the balance of plant through pollination. It was in order to prevent this phenomenon reaches Rondônia that environmentalists and farmers created the Meliponinae Beekeepers […]
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Hundreds of residents were evacuated towns Cordoba today because of advancing forest fires that affect the central region of the province. “The fire is very large, very complicated. There are 50 square kilometers (fire),” estimated the Government Minister Carlos Caserio. Provincial authorities plan Fire Management indicated that the outbreaks affecting Cosquín locations, Valle Hermoso, Rio […]
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They get to cut down forests without permission or with false papers legalized. In nearby national park The Katie the illegal logging is an everyday thing. Sawmill groups, representatives of ‘mafias’ international or need income laborers valuable trees felled, cut and sell timber removed, before being sent to markets in China and other countries in […]
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Sinohydro Corp. is bidding for a 200-million-U.S. dollar hydropower station deal in Ecuador, China Daily reported Friday. The deal is part of Ecuador’s efforts to develop clean technologies, the newspaper quoted Ding Zhengguo, assistant president of Sinohydro, as saying. Read Article
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The weighty challenge the Uruguayan government faces in securing sufficient energy supplies was brought into stark relief as a dispute began in July 2011 between Argentina and Paraguay over the sale of Paraguayan electricity to Uruguay. Read Article
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Senior military and civilian defense leaders from a dozen Western Hemisphere nations gathered in Santiago, Chile, Aug. 31-Sept. 1 to discuss future military support to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) operations in the region. Read Article
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Bolivian Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, has appealed for people to take into account the concerns of the TIPNIS indigenous communities who are currently marching on the capital La Paz to protest against government plans to erase more than 2,300 square miles of rain forest over two decades to […]
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The Wildlife Conservation Society applauds the government of Santa Fe Province for taking steps to reduce the amount of lead ammunition used in hunting of waterfowl, the first such action of its kind in Argentina. Read Article
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La Nina, a weather phenomenon typically linked to flooding in the Asia-Pacific, African drought and a more intense hurricane season over the Atlantic, could occur in a weak form this year, the World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday. Read Article
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On Saturday, Mexican Labor Minister Javier Lozano announced the deaths of the three miners, adding that 132 miners were working in the Esmeralda mine operated by Minera del Norte, an affiliate of Mexican steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico, at the time of the incident, Reuters reported. Read Article
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After the collapse(landslide)that occurred on Friday at mile 13, between Choroní and Maracay in Aragua state, over a thousand vacationers were evacuated Saturday night and Sunday afternoon, to the port of Puerto Cabello, through a humanitarian operation conducted by the Integrated Area Defence Operations North Carabobo (ZODIO). One thousand 62 tourists boarded the three boats […]
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Brazilian scientists uncovered evidence of the existence of an underground river that runs beneath the Amazon River to 4000 meters deep, said the newspaper “O Estado de Sao Paulo”. According to experts of the National Observatory (ON), the river would be 6 000 km long and run from west to east, in the same direction […]
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Mining and energy operations in Peru, which exports metals and natural gas, were not affected by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit a remote part of the country’s Amazon region on Wednesday. Read Article
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Shakes buildings in Lima – also reports quake also felt in Loja and Cuenca Ecuador Information below from USGS Magnitude 6.8 Date-Time Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 17:46:11 UTC Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 12:46:11 PM at epicenter Location 7.644°S, 74.506°W Depth 145.1 km (90.2 miles) Region NORTHERN PERU Distances 82 km (51 miles) N […]
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Since the 1960s, maquiladoras or export assembly plants have been the cornerstone of Mexico’s strategy to attract foreign direct investment and boost exports. But the environmental and social costs have been high. Maquiladoras, which in Mexico mainly produce clothing, cars and electronic equipment, consume huge volumes of water, generate hazardous waste products like alcohols, benzene, […]
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The rapid growth of urban population – described as one of the world’s major demographic trends – has triggered an explosion of “mega cities” in Asia, Latin America and Africa, causing a breakdown in basic services, including water supplies and sanitation facilities. And by 2050, about 70 percent of the world’s population will live in […]
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Bolivia’s official state news agency ABI reported that Saturday’s flooding by the Tipuani River has unexpectedly swept away several gold mining cooperatives in the Department of La Paz, generating US$12 million in losses. There are no human casualties in the flooding, ABI reported Monday. Read Article
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At least 7,000 displaced people and dozens of isolated left until Tuesday morning, Hurricane Irene in the Dominican Republic, where it continues its path with winds of 160 km / h, told AFP an official at the Operations Center (EOC). “It is still raining a lot. So far we have displaced more than 7,000 people […]
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Google’s popular, and controversial services, Street View is all set to explore some unexplored, never-thought-of options. Expanding its services further, Google would soon roll out Street View services in Amazon, Rio Negro rivers in North West Brazil. Beginning soon, Google with help from Foundation for a Sustainable Amazon (FAS), a charity group will start photographing […]
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Dozens of environmental activists gathered in front of the Commercial Office of Brazil yesterday, urging the Brazilian government to put a stop to the recently approved construction of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam, which they say will destroy much of the Amazon rainforest. Read Article
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The virtual shutdown of timber harvesting in the forest Guarayo, in northern Santa Cruz, has so far caused an estimated loss of $ 1.2 million for the community Guarayo estimated by the timber industry. Guarayo receive about $ 15 per cubic meter of wood extracted, which involves approximately $ 5.2 million a year for the […]
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When illegal loggers with their guns pointed him to the head, Miguel de Lima Nilcilene tried to run but his legs betrayed him. “Never mind, said one of them will not die today.” His knees trembled as the gunman was “a month to remove the association and stop bothering us. And if you try to […]
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According to RPP.com.pe officials at the port of Pisco have announced Tuesday August 16th, that activities such as fishing, tourism and industry along the coast can be resumed. In the areas of Laguna Grande, Lagunillas, La Puntilla complex, El Chacho, and San Andres officials say ocean conditions have returned to normal, allowing maritime activities to […]
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•The broadbarred fire fish has caused an alert in the Colombian Caribbean areas in the north of the country such as San Andrés due to its harmful effect on corral ecosystems and its consumption of other animal species. •According to rcnradio.com, this species has grown 65% in the last few months, and as its population […]
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According to Andes.info.ec a new Tax Reform Pro Heath proposal includes a maximum environmental tax on luxury vehicles of $1,248 per year. Reportedly, this number is four times smaller than the $5,200 figure mentioned a month ago. The tax applies to vehicles that have a motor larger than 3,000 cubic centimeters. Vehicles with motors between […]
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The proposed wind farm project in Acunud, Chile was unanimously approved by the Commission of Environmental Assessment despite opposition by indigenous and local citizens informed Biobiochile.cl. Indigenous leaders arrived at the commissions office to demand an ecological impact study before the approval, which committee members appealed since it is not required by law. The project, […]
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According to RPP.com.pe a gas leak alarm sounded in the Farmagro factory located in Los Olivos on the 60th block on Alfredo Mendiola Avenue. Officials say emergency personnel, firefighters and paramedics responded to the alarm, which affected about 300 people. The gas composition is identified as methionine, composed by a mixture of sulfur and phosphorus. […]
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According to ElUniverso.com Quito is being affected by paralyzing rain that fell yesterday, Monday August 1st, flooding parts of the capital city and affecting operations, for about an hour, at the Mariscal Sucre International Airport. Officials say the rain began around 4 p.m. Monday, adding to the rain that began falling on the city last […]
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Plans for the installation of a Petroterminal in Melones Island, Panama received much criticism due to its threat to the environment reported La Estrella. The development of the terminal is near both a potential touristic area and a protected area a fact that Oilwatch, an organization against oil exploration in Mesoamerica, uses to fight against […]
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Chilean salmon farmer Multiexport Foods SA ended a 3-day losing streak today after authorities said a virus recently confirmed at one fishing center had not affected production, quelling fears of an outbreak. Read Article
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According to Ecuadorenvivo.com the Reventador Volcano located 100 kilometers from Ecuador’s capital city, Quito is increasing in systematic activity. Officials from the Geophysics Institute (IG) say sediments are accumulating in the volcano’s crater due to the increase in activity. A seismologist at IG says that there is moderate activity of the volcano and no cause […]
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Inspectors from the Federal Department of Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) in Jalisco and Chihuahua have secured 626.6 cubic meters of illegally harvested rolled pine – equivalent to 200 adult pine trees, Milendo reports. The seizure comes as part of the Zero Tolerance Program for Illegal Logging. In Jalisco, wood was seized from a sawmill when the […]
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•During the FIFA U-20 World cup, soon to begin, Colombia will participate in the environmental program “Green Goal” which will consist of calculating and compensating for the carbon footprint that the tournament will leave. •Cartorce6.com reports that this will be accomplished by planting 35,000 trees and will help raise awareness of the environment to all […]
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Illegal woodcutting in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve fell from 3.85 affected acres in 2009 to just 1.19 acres in 2010, Notimex reports. The positive results are due to renewed efforts to protect the winter habitat of the Monarch butterfly, including effective monitoring of the central area of the reserve. The efforts were helped by […]
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Around 15 Indians were injured by police forces during mining protests at the intersection of San Felix in the Ngobe Bugle region reported La Estrella. Those who were injured were mostly women, which the police shot with pellets ruthlessly. The indigenous groups are requesting medical reports to file a lawsuit against the national police responsible […]
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•According to the UN, greenhouse gases have increased 15% since 2006 in Colombia due to the economic growth of the last 5 years. •Colombia has policies for climate change and should exercise them on the department and city level according to Sandra Bessudo, high Presidential Advisor for Biodiversity per RCN Radio. Read Article
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According to DiarioCorreo.pe after tourists were outraged about the restricted entry into Machu Picchu, officials of the Regional Directorate of Culture in Cusco have decided to allow 400 more tourists to enter the site per day through a new access route. As of Monday, July 25th the limit of visitors to Machu Picchu was raised […]
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The local administration is presenting a plan of action to save the famed river boat district of Xochimilco, El Universal reports. The wetlands district has experienced extreme deterioration, despite investments by state and federal agencies. The local government is pairing with the Ministry of Environment and the Natural Resources commission to estimate the costs of […]
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Colombian Vice minister of Environment, Carlos Castaño, states that 53% of mines in Colombia are illegal. There are over 6,000 mines in the country in 18 different departments. Castaño says that many of the mines operate under badly submitted titles due to Ingeominas*. He affirms that the government and the Ministry of Environment will work […]
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RPP.com.pe reports residents of Arcata, in the Cayarani District of the Condesuyos province, who have been on strike for 72 hours, just blocked the entrance of the road to the area. Residential officials say they are protesting the pollution from the mining company of Ares S.A.C. and the failure to implement promised projects that would […]
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Researchers from the University of Buenos Aires have found traces of toxic substances, some of which can be traced back to common pesticides, in fish in the Uruguay River, reports Agencia EFE per epa.com. Officials call the discovery of these toxins a wake up call for Argentina and Uruguay to enforce and deliver harsher punishments […]
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•On Wednesday, July 20th, 2011, a group of 5,000 indigenous Colombians gathered in Toribío to protest war and military actions within their territories. •El Tiempo relates that they have declared themselves in permanent minga* and that they are asking the Colombian government to amend their policies concerning actions within their territories as well as calling […]
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Police in Brazil have indicted three people for the killing of a couple of prominent environmental activists in the Amazon three months ago. The campaigners were shot dead in a forest reserve in the northern state of Para. Read Article
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The director of the Agricultural Emergency and Disaster section of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing in Argentina, Haroldo Lebed, announced yesterday that 5 million pesos of aid money was stolen from a van in Puerto Madryn, Chubut, according to infobae.com. The money was being sent to the southern province of Chubut to help […]
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•A forest reserve of 1500 hectares has been established in the north of Bogotá, Colombia in the areas of Suba and Usaquén as announced by the Corporación Autónoma Regional de Cundinamarca. •According to rcnradio.com, the reserve is to be named Thomas Van der Hammen. •Within the next 12 months, the Corporación Autónoma Regional de Cundinamarca […]
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220 people were affected by a landslide in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, which was caused when a stream overflowed due to heavy rains Monday night. 30 homes in El Águila were affected as a result. Luz Mery Gallego has been reported missing due to the landslide. Read Article
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They call it El Puente Billinghurst: a bright orange, half-mile suspension bridge, straddling the thick, murky waters of Peru’s Madre de Dios River.But the Billinghurst is no ordinary bridge. When it is inaugurated later this month it will signal the realisation of a long-held dream: the completion of a 1,600-mile (2,600km) road cutting through some […]
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Thirty years ago, several thousand civilians in the northern Salvadoran community of Santa Marta quickly gathered a few belongings and fled the US-funded Salvadoran military as it burned their houses and fields in an early stage of the country’s twelve-year civil war. Dozens were killed as they crossed the Lempa River into refugee camps in […]
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Some of the world’s most notorious polluters are closing ranks behind Chevron to help the oil giant evade its legal obligation to clean-up billions of gallons of toxic waste dumped into the Amazon region of Ecuador, according to legal briefs filed before a New York appeals court. Read Article
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According to AmazonWatch.org, a pipeline rupture in Maple Energy’s Oil Block 31-E, 75 miles north of the city of Pucallpa, spilled crude oil into the Mashiria River, the primary source of drinking water and key fishing ground for the neighboring indigenous Shipibo community of Nuevo Sucre, this past Sunday. The local operator for the Dublin […]
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•There have been forest fire warnings for 13 municipalities in the areas north and east of Huila, Colombia made by Ideam*. •Some of the municipalities include, Palermo, Rivera, and Villavieja. •According to RCN Radio’s report, forests, crops and pastures are in danger. Read Article
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According Agenica Venezolana de Noticias, on August 9 the indigenous community in Panama will lead a national strike and march to the capital due to a breach of Changuinola agreements by President Ricardo Martinelli. The strike was decided by the General Conference of indigenous regions, who were enraged by the government’s failure to compensate indigenous […]
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