South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 102 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2007-12-26 22:21

Agriculture: Paraguay: The Dark Side of the Soy Boom; ‘Roundtable on Responsible Soy’ Members Meet in Mato Grosso, Brazil; Health: Colombia: Malaria Winning the Battle in Chocó; Peru: Malaria Moves In Behind the Loggers; New Web Portal Connects Tropical Disease Research; Forests: International Tropical Timber Council Commits US$4 Million for Tropical Forest Law Enforcement; Wildlife: Brazil: Scientist Claims to Find New Pig Species; Science & Technology: Chile: Pressure from Researchers May Lead to Increase in Budget; Infrastructure Development: Plans for Highway Linking Chile, Brazil and Landlocked Bolivia; Brazil-Bolivia: Challenge Blocks Amazon Dams; South American Gas Pipeline Will Connect Caribbean with Pacific Ocean; Revolt in the Andes: A Vote of Sorts against Big Mines; Pollution: Life in Peru's Most Polluted Town; Chile: Authorities Outraged Over New Leak at Los Pelambres Mine; Energy: Brazil: Greenpeace Pledges Legal Action to Block Construction of Nuclear Plant; Colombia, Uruguay: Study Names Top Would-Be Biodiesel Producers; Q&A With Corporate Social Responsibility Expert on Chile’s Proposed Aysen Dams; Climate Change: The Carbon Calculus; Brazil Considers Targets For Amazon Deforestation Reduction; General Brazil: Amazon Fire Wars Exacerbate Climate Change; Environment-Latin America: Same Old Problems, Says UNEP Report

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 103 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2008-02-03 19:30

Agriculture: Biodiesel, Feed Revive Brazil Soy Crush Investment; Brazil: Agriculture's New Frontier; Palm Spreads its Wings in Brazil, Plantings Rise. Health: U.S. Department of Defense Course Enhances Latin American Epidemiology. Water & Sanitation Issues: Brazil: Sanitation a Reality on Paper Only. Forests: Guyana's Extraordinary Offer to Britain; Argentina: Ban on Logging Approved; Brazil: Dutch Bank to Unveil Carbon Credits for Amazon. Farm Prices, Amazon Deforestation on Rise Wildlife: Latin American Botanists to Get Plant Database. Fishing & Marine Conservation: Chile's Flourishing Fish Farms Prompt Fears for Ecosystem; Chile Steps Up Whale Protection; Brazil: Fish Farm Concessions for Government Dams. Science & Technology: Brazil to Invest US$23.5 Billion in Technology; Argentina to Create New Science Ministry. Infrastructure Development: Brazil, Colombia and Peru Agree to Look for Oil in Peru's Amazon; Integration and Sustainable Development in the Tri-Border Region, South America; Argentina Mounts Strict Environmental Monitoring Of Uruguay Pulp Mill; Audit Says Peru’s Camisea Gas-Pipeline System Flawed; Proposed Road in Chile’s Patagonia Sparks Heated Debate; Protecting the Peruvian Amazon and its People from the Risks of Oil and Gas Development. Mining & Other Extractive Industries: Colombia: Quarries in Slums Seen as Health Risk; Peru: A (Toxic) River Runs Through It; Argentina Restarts One of Its Uranium Mines; UN Targeting Mercury Use among Small-Scale Miners. Energy: Chile in Search of Its Energy Treasure; In Chile, New Book Published to Bolster Anti-Dam Campaign. Climate Change: Latin America Draws Praise for Reducing Emissions of Ozone Depleting Chemicals; Ecuador Backs Indonesia Bid for Forest Compensation; City of Rio de Janeiro Prepares for Climate Change. General: Ecuador Creating Travel Card to Slow Galápagos Migration.

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 78 — by Stoner, Larissa A(Brasilia) — last modified 2007-02-11 18:24

Agriculture: Brazil Will Share Expertise in Agriculture with Africa; Health: Study on Infants in Peru Sparks Ethics Inquiry; AIDS Treatment Advances in Brazil; Argentina, Paraguay Sign Health Cooperation Agreement; Argentina Launches Latin America’s First Biosecurity Lab; Water Issues:Brazil Adopts Freshwater Ecoregions in First National Freshwater Management Plan Wildlife; Albatross Colony Observed In Southern Chile; Peru, Brazil Join Forces Against Biopiracy in the Amazon; Fishing & Marine Conservation: First U.S. Marine National Monument Established in Hawaii; Venezuela: Seeking Adoptive Parents for Turtles; Protected Areas:Guyana: Kaieteur National Park Faces Funding Hurdles; Ecuador Increases Monitoring of Yasuni National Park; Parks and People, Not Parks vs. People; Science & Technology: US$3 Billion Bid To Boost Biotech in Brazil; Chile, Argentina, Caribbean Lead in Access to New Technologies; South American Countries Agree on S&T Cooperation; Pollution & Industrialization: Court Rules Pulp Mills Construction Can Continue; Judicial Ruling Requires Clean-Up of Argentina's Matanza-Riachuelo Basin; Chile: Paper Mill Fined; Codelco Spill Contaminates 17km of Marshland Near Santiago; Energy:Chile Announces “Energy Autonomy” in Next Two Years; General: IBD Releases US$ 1.9 Million For The Amazon; Leaky Pipes, Stingy Aid Slow Peru Gas Project; Chile: Environmentalist Sells 4,000 Argentine Hectares to Business Group; Brazil: Environmentalists Threatened

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 93 — by Stoner, Larissa A(Brasilia) — last modified 2007-04-23 21:59

Agriculture: Chile: Ecologists vs. Monsanto Soy; Health: US to Join Brazil in Fight against Malaria and Tuberculosis in Africa; Forests: As Amazon falls, Brazil Sets Record in Timber Plantations; Protected Areas: Galapagos Islands 'Facing Crisis'; Chilean Government Looks to Create Cross-Border “Biosphere”; New Hiking Trail in Chile's Torres Del Paine. Science & Technology: Bolivia Presents New Structure for Scientific Innovation; Science Gains Exposure in the Brazilian Popular Press; Pollution: Justices Say EPA Has Power to Act on Harmful Gases; Transantiago Shakes up Chilean Transport and Politics; Climate Change: Climate Change in Peru: is the Crash Coming? New Tool Tracks Regional Carbon Levels; Guyana Reiterates Commitment to Address Climate Change. Energy: IDB Announces Fund for Biofuels; Veggiemobile Completes Continental Journey; Palm Oil Creates Opportunities and Risks for Afro-Colombian Communities; Editorial: Biofuel, a New Opportunity for Science Collaboration? Chile: Enviro Campaign to Block Aysén Dams Continues To Gain Momentum

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 89 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-02-15 22:52

Agriculture: Mercosur Helps Bolivia Combat FMD Outbreaks; Brazil Maps Out Agricultural Sprawl in the Amazon; Brazil: Unlocking a Bacterial Genome; Health: Dengue Alert Issued In South America; Water Issues: Pantanal in South America declared “Threatened Lake of the Year 2007”; Clean Water - Hold the Salt - in Brazil's Northeast; Judge Rejects Legal Challenges to Huge Brazilian Water Project; Forests: Guyana: Major Deficiencies Uncovered In Barama Forest Management; Chile: Native Forest Law to Be Replaced In Congress; Wildlife: Peru: Andes Field Trip Reveals New Species of Climbing Rodent; Dolphin/Whale Tourism and Conservation Conference February 27-28 in Lima; Bogotá Airport Expansion Causes Wetland Concerns; Wildlife Sanctuary in Chile Said To Remain Damaged By Mill; Protected Areas: Bogotá Plans Vast Park for Andean Slopes; Science & Technology: Latin America 'Ripe For Regional Collaboration'; Waste Management & Pollution: Venezuela: CFC Production Falls; Chile’s Best Surfing Waves to Be Trashed by Waste-Water Sludge, Claim Protesters; Brazil: Recycled Debris for Public Works; Argentina: Renewed Campaign against Garbage Burning; Authority Created to Lead Riachuelo Cleanup; Energy: Chile’s Biofuel Committee Announces Recommendations; Brazilian Company Signs Contract with Boeing, NASA to Develop Alternative Aircraft Fuel; IDB Fund Creates Clean Energy Markets Cluster; Comment Period Begins for Planned Chilean Dam; Madeira Dams Now Top Brazilian Hydro Priority; Biofuels Truck Makes Splash in Peru; General: Colombia, Ecuador Try to Close Rift Over Spraying; NGOs Support Amazon Invasion, Brazilian Daily Reports; Brazil: Government Officials Expect Rapid Approval of Environmental Bill; Peru: Informal Mining in Madre de Dios Circulates US$ 800 to 900 Million; Update on Avian Influenza; Latin American Preparedness for Avian & Pandemic Influenza; Peru and Regional Efforts; Barring Bird Flu in Brazil, Chicken Companies Eye Record Trade;

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 99 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2007-09-18 14:20

Agriculture: Embrapa and BASF create first Brazilian genetically modified soybean variety; Peru City Bans GM to Protect Native Potatoes. Forests: Brazil Launches Inquiry into Illegal Logging Claims; Chile's: Senate Passes Native Forest Law; Chile’s Forestry Sector Set to Expand Internationally Peru-Brazil: Tribes Flee 'Red Gold' Rush; Timber Stolen From Indigenous Land in Brazil Receives Certification from Smartwood-FSC; Brazil: Steel and Eucalyptus Heat Up Eastern Amazon. Fishing & Marine Conservation: Chile: Highly Contagious Fish Virus Detected In Chiloé. Protected Areas: In the Amazon: Conservation or Colonialism? Science & Technology: Venezuela: Shell Allocates USD2.6 Million for Science. Waste Management & Pollution: Guyana: World Wildlife Fund Sounds Mercury Warning; Chile’s Conama Wants New Study on River Polluted by Celco Paraguay: Hospitals - Generating Health or Pollution? Energy: Brazil Works on Biofuel Environmental Certification; Guyana Can Be Bio-Fuel Pioneer, says IDB President; Ethanol Sugarcane Threatens Brazil's Wooded Savanna; Brazilian Amazon Produces Sugar Cane For Ethanol. General: Guyana Signs Millennium Challenge Corporation Grant to Support Fiscal Reforms; Peru: Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Receives Donation from World Bank.

South America Environment, Science & Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 96 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2007-06-24 21:57

Agriculture: Brazilian Agro-Power Heats Up. Health: Chile Opens First Public Stem Cell Bank. Water Issues: Amazon the World’s Longest River, Claim Brazilian Scientists. Forests: Google to Harness Satellite Power for an Amazon Tribe; Peru: Harmonizing USG Cooperation in Forestry Sector; Brazilwood Gets Global Protection; Green Gold: How a Brazilian Forest of Rubber Trees Is Bouncing Back. Wildlife: Chile Researchers Help Repopulate Llamas in Patagonia; Suriname: Psychedelic Purple versus the Luster of Gold. Science & Technology: Venezuela Invigorates Gambian Science; Brazil is out of ISS Project; Foreigners have more patents than Nationals in Colombia; Venezuelan R&D Investment Increases Fivefold. Pollution: Pollution Crisis: Santiago's Air Worst of Last Eight Years; Chile: Toxic Runoff Devastates Region VII River. Climate Change: World Bank Targets Forest Preservation-Climate Link; Amazon State Adopts Brazil's First Global Warming Law. Energy: Brazil to Assist Paraguay in Exporting Biofuels; Colombia and Cuba Sign Energy Cooperation Agreement; Chile's Search for a Diversified Energy Matrix; The Madeira Complex: International Banks to Fund Deforestation and Displacement. General: Guyana: Payment for Ecosystem Services Is Golden Opportunity, Seminar Told; Brazil Bars USAID-Sponsored Project under Alleged Suspicion of NGO Actions in the Amazon; Partnerships from Five Nations Receive 2007 Seed Awards for Innovation in Local Sustainable Development; Brazil Federal Prosecutors Ask State to Suspend Alcoa's Bauxite Mining License.

South America Environment, Science & Technology, and Health Newsletter ISSUE 108 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2008-04-03 10:43

Agriculture: Argentina: Study Proves Glyphosate Toxic; Continued Soy Expansion Worries Argentina. Health: Dengue Claims 54 Lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Yellow Fever: First Possible Death Reported In Argentina; WHO Wants Agreement With Brazil To Increase Yellow Fever Vaccine Production. Water Issues: Short On Water, Mine Sector Looks Seaward in Argentina. Brazil: Classifying Underground Waters. Forests: Million Acres of Guyanese Rainforest to Be Saved in Groundbreaking Deal; Activist Bishop Receives Death Threats in Brazilian Amazon; Brazil: Snakes Invade Brazilian City As Forest Disappears; Brazil: Managed Forestry Offers Hope of Saving Amazon; BoliviaLoses 270,000 hectares of Forest Annually. Fishing & Marine Conservation: Salmon Virus Indicts Chile’s Fishing Methods; Anti-Whaling Initiatives Set To Play Out In Chile; Artisan Fishermen in Chile’s VIII Region Protest Quota System; Brazil: Fisherfolk to the Turtle Rescue!. Protected Areas: Argentina: Historic Ruling Defends Wetland; Highest Peak in the Americas Attracting Trekkers—and Trash. Science & Technology Argentinato invest US$150 million in Science Infrastructure. Pollution: PeruTribe Battles Oil Giant over Pollution. Climate Change: Study Confirms Chile Glacier Retreat; La Niña and Climate Confusion. Infrastructure Development: Road to Progress, or to Eco-Degradation? Energy: Chile: Law Suit Filed Against Puerto Montt Diesel Generator; Criticisms Multiply Against Argentina, Brazil Binational Dam; ChileSpends US$10.7 Billion on Energy in 2007; Chile's Congress Approves Renewable Energy Law; Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia Agree To Build Five Joint Hydro Power Plants

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 98 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2007-08-21 21:40

Health: Abbott Laboratories and Brazil Reach Agreement on Cost of AIDS Drug. Forests: Uruguay Attracts Expanding Chilean Forestry Companies; Small Communities Key To Preserving World's Remaining Forests, Report Says; Guyana Considering Modern Sawmill Proposal. Fishing & Marine Conservation: Brazil Fishermen Caught Killing Dolphins. Protected Areas: Oil Plan Casts Shadow on Bolivia Park. Science & Technology: Colombia: New Center of Excellence in Genomics. Pollution: Mercury Threat from Mining Seen In Guyana; Argentine Ombudsman Joins Oilfield Lawsuit. Climate Change: Guyana Gets Climate Change Grant; Lake Disappearance in Chile Linked to Global Warming Guyana: Climate Change Affecting Sea Turtle Nesting Habits. Energy: Chile: Matte Creates Fund for Renewable Energy; Brazil to Revive Nuclear Project; Chile Focuses on Long-Term Energy Strategy; Colombia: President Inaugurates First Biodiesel Plant; Issues 20 Percent Blending Mandate; Brazil Gives Preliminary OK to Amazon Dams Criticized by Environmentalists; Ecuador: Biofuel Efforts Attract Organized Opposition; Brazil to Certify Sustainable Production of Ethanol; Brazil To Ban Sugarcane Crops In The Amazon. General: Green Safeguards Bolstered in Three Trade Deals; Nazca Lines Affected by ‘Informal’ Gold Mining; Colombia, Ecuador launch Regional Fundacion Natura. Update on Avian Influenza: SOUTHCOM Preparedness Workshop for Central and South America

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 104 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2008-02-03 21:53

Agriculture: A Brazilian Engineer Uses Solar Power to Make the Desert Bloom. Water Issues: Brazil: Bishop Fasts Again for Sao Francisco River. Forests: Brazil Creates Voluntary Fund To Preserve The Amazon; Brazil: Amazon Deforestation Continues To Drop, But Is Still High; Cost of Zeroing Amazon Deforestation: USD $257 Billion. Fishing & Marine Conservation: Fish Virus Worries Workers in Chile’s Salmon Industry; Argentina: Whale Deaths Double; Chile’s Surfer Activists Celebrate Environmental Victory. Science & Technology: Brazil, Argentina Launch Space Rocket. Infrastructure Development: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile Agree On Road Corridor Linking Pacific, Atlantic; Brazil: Plans to Spend US$10.1 Billion on Amazon Iron Mine; UNICEF: Lack Of Basic Sanitation Will Leave Brazil Short Of Millenium Goals; Chavez, Allies Launch Bank of the South as Alternative to US Backed Lenders. Mining & Other Extractive Industries: Green Gold (Oro Verde) Initiative Calls for Responsible Small-Scale Mining in Colombia; Argentina and Chile to Sign Huge Andean Shared Mining Project; Brazilian Foundation Leads Protest against Canadian Gold Corporation Kinross. Energy: Brazilian Consortium Wins Auction to Build Amazon Dam after Protests Delay Bidding; Sugar Cane Threatens Brazilian Savannah; Venezuela, Brazil Pledge Energy Cooperation as Chavez and Lula da Silva Deepen Ties; Wind Energy Farm Launched in Chile. Climate Change: Climate Change a Killer for Chile’s Antarctic Penguins; Fleming Glacier in Danger in Chile’s Antarctica.

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 94 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2007-05-20 18:47

Agriculture: New Law a Boost for Transgenics in Brazil; Health: Brazil Breaks Patent on HIV/AIDS Drug; Brazil: Hepatitis and Malaria Decimate Amazon Indians. Water Issues: Big Water Diversion Project Gains Key Approval in Brazil. Forests: McDonald's, Greenpeace Unite To Prevent Rainforest Clearing; Guyana: China Company Banned From Log Exports; Guyana: Forestry Deal Suspended -Following Breaches; Mahogany in Peru: A Primer. Wildlife: Growth in Wild Animal Trade Worries Brazil; Argentina: Jaguars on the Run. Fishing & Marine Conservation: Eco-Surfers Making Waves in Chile; Boat with 80 Sharks Seized Near Colombia; Latin America United Against Whale Hunting. Protected Areas: Conservation Candidates Identified in Peru. Science & Technology: Symposium on Remote Sensing Calls for More Latin America Cooperation; Chile Launches Science Program for Kids; Russia-Brazil: a space partnership; Argentina to Centralize Research at Scientific Hub. Pollution: Peru Moves to Tackle Lima’s Air Pollution; Argentina: Supreme Court Precedent against Dangerous Mines. Climate Change: Chile’s Former President Ricardo Lagos to Fight Climate Change; Chile: Twenty NGOs Sign Letter To Protest Lagos’ New UN Role; IPCC Report: Climate Change Hits Hard on Latin America and the Caribbean. Energy: Sierra Club Joins Campaign to Protect Chile’s Patagonia Rivers; Latin America and Caribbean Seek Energy Cooperation; Guyana: US Firm Makes Ethanol Plant Proposal; Brazilian Firm Set To Sign Deal for Ethanol Production in Guyana. General: Workers Protest Brazil Environment Agency Split; Brazil and Chile to Cooperate in Science, Biofuel and Education; New Standards Urged for Canadian Firms Abroad; Colombia: Drug Wars Threaten to Wipe Out Amazon Nomads; Venezuelan Scientist Demoted For Nuclear Wisecrack; Colombia’s U’wa Brace for New Oil-Drilling Fight. Update on Avian Influenza: Developing Countries Get Help with Birdflu Vaccine; FDA Approves First U.S. Vaccine for Humans Against H5N1 Virus.

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 86 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-02-11 19:08

Agriculture: World Bank loan to ensure Uruguay’s free of Foot & Mouth Disease; Latin America Finds the Green In Organic; Brazilian Gene Bank Becomes World's Seventh Largest; Health: Anti-Pneumonia Vaccine Is Promoted in Latin America; Mapuche Pharmaceutical Line Goes International; Harvard Initiates Biomedical Research Partnership in Argentina; Brazil Identifies Genes of Bacteria Used For TB Vaccine; Water Issues: Ramsar Leader Lauds Chile’s Wetlands Initiative; Forests: Brazil: Indians with Green Seal in Hand; Wildlife: Brazilian Police Halt Sale of Turtle, Spiders on Internet; Venezuela: Saving the Walnut Tree; Fishing & Marine Conservation: Global Warming Harms Chile’s Salmon Industry; Colombia: January Shrimp Ban; Protected Areas: Potential Sister Parks - Yosemite and Torres Del Paine; Brazil Creates 7 New Protected Areas in Eastern Amazon Rain Forest; Science & Technology: Uruguay Launches Latin America’s First Pasteur Institute; Brazilian Firms Rush for Innovation Research Funds; Climate Change: Brazil Invests US$37 Million to Fight Global Warming; Brazil Ranks Second In the Number of Programs Aimed On Emission Reduction; Energy: Brazil, U.S. To Foster Ethanol As Alternative Fuel; Engineered Yeast Improves Ethanol Production; Amazon Dam Project Draws Heated Opposition in Brazil; Europe Eyes Brazil’s Ethanol; Chile: Hydroelectric Plans Advance in the South; Chile’s Energy Commission Defends Southern Hydroelectric Projects; Uruguay: The Internet as a Tool to Foment Energy Efficiency; Argentina Invests 1.6 Billion In Two Power Plants; General: OAS Sustainable Development Summit in Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Argentina Approves US$1.5 Billion Pascua Lama Mining Project; Airport Divides Government and Mapuches

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 77 — by webadmin — last modified 2007-02-11 18:25

Agriculture: Newcastle Disease Found In Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil; Transgenic Food Label Law Passed by Chile’s Chamber of Deputies; Brazil Promoting Organic Products; Water Issues: Colombian Communities Resist River-Diversion Plan; Fishing & Marine Conservation: Chile’s Artisan Fishermen Look to Save Trade from Global Warming and Overfishing Protected Areas; Galapagos National Park (At Last) Gets New Director; CDM and M2M; Brazil a Regional Leader in CDM Projects; Industrialization & Pollution: Colombian Port Plans Rile Traditional Communities; Peru: Activists Want Independent Authority to Monitor Doe Run’s Activities; Brazil Targeting Industrial Air Emissions; Chile: Greenpeace Blockades Celco Cellulose Plant; Pascua Lama Approved by Chilean Environmental Authorities; Energy: U.S. Lawmakers Push Sugar as Fuel Source; An Energy Field of Dreams; General: Environment Was Non-Issue in Peru's Presidential Race; Argentina Names Lawyer as Top Environment Official; Brazilian Supreme Court Appoints Environmental Advocate; Update on Avian Influenza: Avian Influenza Knowledge Now (KN): A Web-based Tool for Avian Influenza Collaboration and Information Management

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 91 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2007-04-08 18:01

Edition # 91. Agriculture: Brazil Uses Agriculture to Fight Poverty in Africa; Seminar on Responsible Soy Production in Berlin; Colombia Approves GM Corn. Health: IDB Donates US$900,000 to Combat Chagas. Forests: Paraguay Extends Forest Conversion Law; Peru Lowers Mahogany Export Quota; Brazil: Officials Arrested for Illegal Amazon Logging; Disease in Latin America. Wildlife: Brazil to Introduce New Biopiracy Legislation; Chile’s Melting Ice Caps Draw New Species to Antarctic; Frogs Fading into Silence; Science & Technology: Government of Colombia to Double S&T Investments; Brazil to Enter Satellite Launching Market with Ukraine's Help; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Venezuela: Biodegradable Plastic on Its Way; Brazil: Banana’s Useful Fibers. Climate Change: Bolivia at Risk. Energy: Ethanol Is Not A Threat To The Amazon, says Brazilian President; Mean, Green, Vegetable-Oil Machine Arrives In Santiago, Chile; Venezuela, Cuba Ethanol Production Agreement; Argentina Replacing Refrigerators for Energy Efficiency; Chile Announces Plans to Research Nuclear Energy; Chile Launches Energy Saving Initiative; General: Argentina: Small Towns on the 'Endangered' List; Argentina, Venezuela Boost Energy/Farm Cooperation; Environmental Health Conference Highlights Potential for Diplomatic Engagement; First Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative Partners Meeting; Update on Avian Influenza; Brazil Produces Cheaper and More Potent Avian Flu Vaccine.

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 81. — by webadmin — last modified 2007-02-11 18:23

Agriculture: Brazil and Botswana Link Up On Agricultural Research; Uruguay Halts Production and Sale of GM Corn; Brazil State, Paraguay Sign Livestock Management Agreement; Health: Peru: Fast-tracking Detection of a Tropical Killer; Venezuela: Tobacco Banned in Green Zone; Chile: Warning for New Pulp Mill; Water Issues: Brazil: Small Farmers to Protect Water Source; Argentina: ‘Unusual’ Dispute Between Bottled-Water Giant and Mining Company; Forests: Guyana: Verification System for Timber Products Being Crafted; Brazil Announces 11% Drop In Amazon Deforestation; Brazil Proposes Fund to Stem Rainforest Cutting; Brazil Announces New, Tamper-Free Forest Product Monitoring System; Wildlife: Galapagos 'Face Species Threat'; Fishing & Marine Conservation; Chilean Salmon Farms Draw Official Scrutiny; Protected Areas: Bolivia Revokes Oil-Drilling Concessions in National Parks; Science & Technology: Argentina to Invest US$510 Million in Science by 2010; Pollution & Waste Management: Warning for Latin America: Used Cell Phones; Ecuador, Chevron Tangle over Pollution Trial; Energy: Soya Promises to Be the New Energy Source For Argentina; Chile’s Debate on Nuclear Energy Intensifies; Brazil’s Petrobras Finds New Way to Make Cleaner Diesel; Argentina to Expand Nuclear Program; Brazil’s Alcohol Cars Hit 2 Million Mark; Climate Change: L. America, Caribbean 'must act on climate change'; General: US Organic Company to Partner CI in Forest Protection IN Guyana; Brazil and EU Collide Over Retread Imports UNEP Report on Peru Sees Major Problems—and Reason for Hope Brazil: Garbage Collectors Demand Recognition Peru - Beggar on a Throne of Gold

South America Environment, Science & Technology, and Health Newsletter ISSUE 109 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2008-05-08 13:08

Agriculture: Brazil: Clean Gasoline Fuels Soybean Production; Environmentalists Praise Results of Moratorium on Growing Soy in Brazil Amazon Health: U.S. Donates 50,000 Dollars Relief Funds to Victims of Northeast Flooding; Colombian Scientists Synthesize Potential Malaria Vaccine. Water Issues: Chile: Aguas Andinas to Study Glaciers; Chile’s Drinking Water Supply Guaranteed for Only 25 Years. Forests: Brazil to Rein in Foreign Groups in Amazon; Google Earth to Carry Satellite Images of Amazon Deforestation. Wildlife: Chile Park Officials to Monitor Mountain Lion Population. Fishing & Marine Conservation: Trawl Fishing Banned in Venezuela; Catch Limit Tightened on Fishing of Argentine Hake; Argentina: Environmental Atlas of the Sea; Turbulent Times for Chilean Salmon Farms. Science & Technology: US and Uruguay Sign Technology Cooperation Accord. Infrastructure Development: Brazil: Amazon Ghost Highway to Be Brought Back to Life; Chile: Environmentalists Defend Patagonian Wilderness from Dams. Pollution: Ecuador: Damage Estimate Filed in Amazon Oil-Pollution Trial; Two Ecuadorians Fighting against Chevron are Among 2008 Goldman Prize Winners; Peru: In Search of Less Toxic Mining. Climate Change: Marriott in Carbon Offset Deal with Brazilian State; 'Green' Trash Dump in Brazil on A Road to Revenue; Brazil to Pay Amazon Residents for 'Eco-Services'; Carbon Credits Could Help Save Amazon; Carbon-Offset Business Takes Root in Brazil. Energy: Bolivia's Morales Says Biofuels Serious Problem to Poor; Argentina, Brazil Revive Binational Dam Project; Chile Mandates Renewable-Energy Targets. General: Chile Unveils New Indigenous Policy; Environment Prominent in Bolivia’s Draft Constitution; Peru: Critics Say New Environment Ministry Will Lack Decision-Making Powers in Key Areas; Amazon Environmentalist Gunned Down in Peru

South America Environment, Science & Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 95 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2007-06-24 21:35

Health: Thailand and Brazil Look To Co-Operate On Healthcare; Aerial Spraying of Herbicide 'Damages DNA. Water Issues: Paraguayan Aquifer Wounded and Contaminated. Forests: Brazil Busts Illegal Logging Ring In Amazon Reserve; Venezuelan Reforestation Effort Takes Root; Ecuador Seeks Aid Not to Exploit Amazon Oil Brazil: Indians Want Pay for Forest Care; Peru's Rainforest: Oil and Gas Run Through It; Peruvian Fights for ‘Uncontacted’ Indian Groups. Wildlife: Colombia: New Hummingbird Species Needs Immediate Protection. Fishing & Marine Conservation: More Concern in Chile about Salmon Farms’ Chemical Use; Chile: Controversial Salmon Farm Denied Permission to Expand Protected Areas; Yosemite and Torres del Paine Twinning Agreement. Science & Technology: Brazil and India Set Up Work Team for Space Program; Chile to Be Regional Headquarters of Latin America’s First Scientific Network Brazil and China Will Donate Satellite Images to African Countries; Uruguay Receives US$26 Million to Promote Innovation; Latin America to Increase Research & Development Funds. Urban Waste & Pollution: Chile: Santiago Faces Worst Smog Levels In Eight Years; Chile: Transantiago Continues To Bedevil Bachelet Administration; Closing Landfills Far Easier Than Opening Them for Buenos Aires. Climate Change: Climate Change-Brazil: Once and Future Environmental Leader? Energy Brazil Environment Minister Attacks Nuclear Option; Will Colombia’s Biofuel Push Spur Deforestation? Brazil and Senegal Sign Biofuel Agreement; Chile’s Energy Designs Point to Patagonia; Argentina Confronts Biofuels Craze. General Argentina Inaugurates Office Dedicated To Prosecuting Environmental Crimes; Millennium Development Goals 'beyond Brazil's reach; Bachelet Appoints Chile’s First Environment Minister; Venezuela: Plains Vistas in the Caracas Subway; In Bolivia, Some Specifics on Green Policy; Argentina: Mining Project Plays Role in Governor’s fall.

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 97 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2007-07-20 19:04

Agriculture: Argentina to Harvest 100 Million tons of Grains in 2008, Social Problems Follow Forests: Guyana Timber Company Harvesting Legally Outside Its Concession; Rapid Deforestation Poses Warming Threat; Rainforest Politics Strides onto the Boardwalk; Civil Resistance Aimed at Saving Colombian Jungle Wildlife; Leading Amazon Biologist Imprisoned In Brazil Fishing & Marine Conservation: South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization; Fishing Venture in Ecuador Wins UN Prize; Aquaculture Company to Phase Out Chile Lake Farms Protected Areas: Galapagos Put on UN Danger List Science & Technology: Scientific Cooperation between Peru and Paraguay; US$ 19 Million for Innovation Projects in Chile Pollution & Waste Management: Air Pollution in Lima Worsening; Argentina: Pulp Mill Waste Used for Roads; Brazil: Floating House Made of Garbage; Complaints in Argentina about Fuel-Oil Use Climate Change: Clean Development Inequities, a Perspective from Guyana; Climate Change a Concern for Andean Presidents Energy: Chile: Biofuel Plant Proposed for Desert Cultivation; Work to Resume On Brazil Reactor; Developing Nations Embrace Renewable Energy; Japanese Biofuel Project in Brazil Creates 50,000 Direct Jobs; Chile Launches Energy-Efficiency Campaign General: Congressmen Seek Pascua Lama Review Because Of Glacier Damage; Brazil: Industrialists Ask for Reform of Environmental Laws; Lake Disappears Suddenly In Chile; Argentina: US$ 6.6 Million for Sustainable Development; Update on Avian Influenza; Chilean TV Documentary Highlights U.S. AI Preparedness, International Cooperation

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 82 — by webadmin — last modified 2007-02-11 18:32

Agriculture: Crops Responsible for Deforestation in Brazil; Water Issues: Brazil: Flood Insurance Measured; Colombia Gets Serious About Desertification; Forests: Brazil: New Trees to Reclaim Amazon Lands; Long-Delayed Native Forest Bill Is Back On Track in Chile; Wildlife: Guyana: NGO Accessing Wai Wai Land for Biodiversity Protection; NGO and Bus Company Team Up Against Wildlife Trafficking; Uruguay: The Return of the Aguará-Guazú Wolf; Protected Areas: First Aerial Spraying In Park Roils Colombia; Science & Technology: New Body to Boost Science for Development in South; Scientists Set Sights on 'Green' Chemistry; Waste Management & Pollution: Brazil: Aluminum Can Recycling Record Remains Firm; Venezuela: Volunteers Clean Up 300 Beaches; Argentina: Scavengers Export Scrap; Chile: Indians Fight Garbage Dumps; Will Santiago’s Air Goals go Up in Smoke?; Climate Change: Bolivian Glaciers Receding Rapidly; Schwarzenegger Signs Landmark Greenhouse Gas Law; US$3 Billion Pledged To Fight Climate Change; Brazil: Pesky El Niño Returns; Energy: Peru Liquefied Natural Gas: Progress and Challenges; Chile Promotes Energy Investment to North American Electric Companies; Biofuel Boom Sparks Environmental Fears; Argentina to Add Reactors in Energy-Supply Push; General: Brazil Greens See Tensions If President Lula Wins Second Term; Peru: Fossils Reveal Ancient Biodiversity; Canada Faces Pressure to Promote Sustainable Mining in Latin America; Crude-oil Spill in Ecuador’s Amazon Termed Intentional; Colombia: Dredging to Prevent Floods;

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 101 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2007-10-30 21:55

Forests: New World Bank Facility Would Help Against Forest Degrading; Brazilian Police Dismantle Gang That Smuggled Endangered Wood to United States; Amazon Loggers Hold Greenpeace Activists Captive; Guyana: Government Cites Companies over Breaches of Forestry Procedures; Fires Burning Across Brazil Put Biodiversity at Risk. Wildlife: Guyana: Spain to Fund Aquarium Upgrade In Exchange For Manatees; Manatee Reintroduction Slated For Brazilian State of Amazonas. Protected Areas: Brazil Congress Committee Considers Reducing Amazon Protections; Biosphere Created, Indian Lands Granted In Ecuador; Argentina: Backlash Greets Wetland-Conservation Drive; Bolivian Settlers Push for Parkland Acreage. Science & Technology: Brazil to Make 385-M-Dollar Bid for Orbit Concession; Activist, Guard Killed on Brazil Biofarm; U.S. restricts use of dual technology in Sino-Brazilian satellite; U.S. restricts use of dual technology in Sino-Brazilian satellite; Telemedicine links Galapagos to mainland. Solid Waste Management & Pollution: Regional Concern about Pesticides on Rise; Brazil Tries to Break Solid-Waste Stalemate; Smelter Fined In Peru for Air, Water Pollution; Santiago Battles to Put Anti-Smog Effort on Track Energy: Brazil's Lula Signs Biofuels Deal in Congo; Chile Approves Renewable Energy Bill. Climate Change: Climate Change Helps Spider Specimen Move to Magallanes Region; Latin America Proposes Solutions to Climate Change; Argentine Environmental Negotiator Loses His Post; As Glaciers Melt, So Does Climate Record. General: Guyana: Grant Aid for Sustainable Forest, Gold Ops Signed; 'Unknown' Peru Amazon Tribe Seen; Copper Project New Focus for Peru’s Mine Debate; Argentina, Uruguay At Odds As Pulp Mill Nears Completion;

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 83 — by webadmin — last modified 2007-02-11 18:40

Agriculture: Uruguay: A Push for Biotech; Brazil: Cultivating 'Clean' Tomatoes; Chile: Keep Chiloé Free of Transgenics, Say Activists; IDB Signs Historic Pact with Guyana; Family Farms in Latin America: Durable but Fragile; Health: Venezuela: Veto Continues Against DDT to Fight Malaria; Brazil: Hair Stylists Most Exposed to Cancer-Causing Agents; Health Ministers Approve Rubella Elimination, Increased Vaccination Coverage; Forests: Brazil Seeks Deforestation Plan Support; Brazil Tells Foreigners Amazon "Not For Sale"; Chile: Santiago Loses Thousands of Native Trees; Colombia Forest Controversy Simmers On; Fishing & Marine Conservation: Some Cause for Hope in Sea-Turtle Battle; Protected Areas: Protected Area in Brazil's Amazon Rain Forest Has Nearly Doubled; Chile: 'No' to Road through Pumalín Park; Science & Technology: Chile: S&T Budget to Increase by More Than 20%; Bacteria Could Double Chilean Copper Production; Pollution: Venezuela: New Alert on Toxic Sludge; Decades of Amazon Oil Pollution at Issue in Peru; Energy: Uruguay: Observatory for Renewable Energy Proposed; In Reversal, Chile to Weigh Nuclear Power; Bolivia's Challenge Blocks Dams in the Amazon; US$100 Million Fund for Clean Energy; Latin America: Nuclear Energy Reborn; General: Brazilian Indians Fight Back; UN Leading Bid To Help Four Colombian Tribes; Bolivia’s Wants Public Input in Green Policies;

South America Environment, Science & Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 87 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-02-11 19:23

Agriculture; Transgenic Cotton Ploughs Its Way through Brazilian Congress; Health: Chile: Too Much Lead in Portezuelo; Developing Nations Eligible for European Funding; Revolutionary New Aids Drug Tested In Chile; Plan Promotes Traditional Medicine in Andean Countries; Water Issues: Water Crisis is Big Test for Peru's President; Forests: Two Timber Firms Pretending To Be 'Green,' Groups Allege; Are Brazil Nuts Really Sustainable?; Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest Bill is Approved; Wildlife: Galapagos: Where Eradication and Conservation Meet; Colombian Security Gains Aid Field Research; Venezuela: Birds Blamed for Arrival of West Nile Virus; Fishing & Marine Conservation; Recife Shark Attacks Part of a Broader Problem?; Trout Aquaculture Booming in Peru; Protected Areas: Paraguay has new Protected Wetland Area; Science & Technology: Survey Shows Dire State of Colombian R&D; Climate Change: Arlington Takes On Global Warming; U.S. Wants Polar Bears Listed As Threatened; Energy: U.S. Oil Firm Signs Contract for Ethanol Plant in Peru; In the Global Energy Rush, Nuclear Gets a Resurgence; Controversial Chile Dam Project Inches Ahead; Argentina Announces 2.3-Billion-Dollar Fuel Refinery Project; Brazil to Test Hybrid Fuel-Cell and Battery-Powered Buses; U.S. Environmental Group Opposes Aisen Project in Chil; General: Sustainable Enterprise in Brazil; New Coca Spat Leaves Colombia Flying Solo; Binational Barrick Mine Wins Key Approval; Critics of Nuclear Accord Win a Round in Argentina

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 88 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-02-11 19:16

Agriculture: World Bank Close To Approving Amazon Beef, Other Projects; Record Biotech Plantings in 2006; Colombia: Irrigation District on Its Way; Outbreak of Brucellosis in Southern Chile; Forests: Brazil Gambles on Monitoring of Amazon Loggers; Amazon rainforest relies on African dust; Wildlife: Chile Draws Up Endangered Species List; Brazil: New Law against Biopiracy; EU to Ban Imports of Wild Birds; Chile: Promoting Endangered Huemul Deer; Brazil: Plants with Economic Potential; Fishing & Marine Conservation: Argentine hake biomass again down to critical levels; Chile: Step Forward for Blue Whale Protection; Brazil Hosts the First South American Fishers Forum; Argentine anchovy fishery may damage South Atlantic ecosystem; Climate Change: Crunch year for planet Earth; Multimillion Dollar Effort to Study Polar Ice Thaw; Chile: Climate-Change Cyclist Travels 13,097 Miles to Santiago; Pollution: Firewood Source of Santiago, Chile Contamination; Cell Phones Getting Greener; Energy: Brazil Infrastructure Plan Doesn't Include Nuclear Plant; Peru President Garcia Touts Maple Gas Ethanol Project; Argentina: A Boost for Renewable Energies; General: Vast Pipelines in Amazon Face Challenges over Protecting Rights and Rivers; Brazil: Indigenous Groups Surviving in the Amazon; Uruguay: Film Explodes "Myths" About Pulp Mill; Does the Environment Need a New Global Agency?; In Peru, a Move to Get Farmers to Trade in Fish Rather Than Coca; Update on Avian Influenza: Bird Flu Will Challenge to U.S. Health System, Expert Predicts

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 84 — by webadmin — last modified 2007-02-11 18:52

Agriculture: Dole Food Company Inaugurates Organic Banana Farm in Colombia; Colombia: Legume to Counter El Niño; Brazil: Delay in Law to Limit Eucalyptus; Colombia: Organic Coffee for Japan; Water Issues: Colombia: Rodrigo Vivas, Winner of the Sasakawa Prize for His Contribution to the Fight against Desertification; Amazon River 'Switched Direction'; Forests: Peru: Forest Transparency Workshop Shows Opportunities; Largest Seizure of Illegally Logged Amazon Rainforest Timber Announced By Authorities; Fishing & Marine Conservation: Argentina: Sábalo Threatened by Overfishing; Science & Technology: Brazil: Plant Fibers to Replace Asbestos; Pollution: Bolivia: Pilcomayo River Pollution Attracts New Attention; Energy: Brazil and India join Senegal for Biofuel Production; Chilean Energy Supplier to Pursue Renewable Energy Projects; Bolivia: Clean Production Practices Increase Efficiency, Lower Costs; Brazil Bus Firm Powers Fleet on Biofuels; Brazil Teams Up With NASA for Aviation Fuel; General: Chile: Conama Sets Sights on New Environmental Superintendent; WWF: “Ecological Overshoot” Threatens Earth’s Resources; Argentina: Plastic Bricks Certified for Building

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 100 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2007-10-21 19:30

Agriculture: Scientists Are Making Brazil’s Savannah Bloom; U.S., Brazil and Argentina Form International Soybean Growers Alliance. Health: Dengue Fever Surges in Latin America. Water Issues: Chile: Defending Water against Mining Company. Forests: Brazilian NGOs Propose Plan to Zero out Deforestation; EU and UNDP Finance Sustainable Development Project in Guyana Shields; Forests Produce More Intact than Cleared for Farming, Says Study; Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Receives International Support; Paraguay Declares Fire Emergency. Wildlife: Southern Cone Countries Sign MOU to Preserve Migratory Birds; Venezuela: Aquatic Species Discovered; Venezuela: A Plan to Save the Amphibians; Brazil: Renowned Primatologist Faces 15 Years in Jail. Fishing & Marine Conservation: Chile: Giant Squid Invasion Threatens Hake; Brazil: Video of Dolphin Haul Hastens Gillnet Rules; Ecuador: Shark Measure Costs Correa Green Support; Salmon Farms Also Harming Chilean Lakes, WWF Warns. Protected Areas: Indigenous Group in Guyana Declares Amazon Homeland a Conservation Area; Colombia's Newest Park Protects Rare Wildlife, Indigenous Peoples. Science & Technology: Venezuela: Ministry of S&T US$ 4.3 million for Small Businesses; Colombia Discards Plan to Create Ministry of Science; Uruguay: New Entity and More Funds for Science. Climate Change: Sao Paulo holds Kyoto Protocol “Carbon Market” Auction; Climate Change Reaches Andes and Amazon; Andean Community at Climate Forum. Energy: Chile: CORFO Approves Financing for 53 New Renewable Energy Initiatives; Biofuel Helping to Power Argentine Fishing Vessel. General: Amazon at Risk from Development Plans; Peruvians Don’t Understand the use of Biodiversity, says Study; Scores Ill in Peru 'Meteor Crash'; Brazil Petrobras to Push Production Deeper Into Amazon.

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 92 — by Stoner, Larissa A — last modified 2007-04-08 18:25

Agriculture: Brazil shuts down Cargill's Amazon port; Colombia: Farm Bill Criticized As Land Grab and Anti-Green; Brazil Soy Industry Prepares For Biodiesel War with Argentina; Brazil's Lula Allows Genetically Modified Imports. Water Issues: Controversial Brazil River Plan Allowed; Chile: Lack of Water Threatens Nature Reserve in Region I; WWF accuses Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay of degradation in the Plata Basin. Latin America: Greater Effort Needed Against Desertification. Forests: Brazil's New Forestry Law Draws Praise; Argentina Considers Year-Long Logging Ban; Brazil: Use the Internet to Protect Forests Wildlife: “Guaranteed Hunts” in Argentina Drawing Fire. Protected Areas: Chile: Ice Fields Could Become Biggest Natural Heritage Site. Science & Technology: Brazil Will Use Advanced System of Remote Surveillance. Pollution: Brazil’s Petrobras to Appeal Huge Oil-Spill Award. Climate Change: Bolivia: El Niño Has Bigger Bite with Climate Change. Bolivia: Reaping the Rewards of the Clean Development Mechanism. Energy: Venezuela’s Chávez Pledges “Energy Revolution”; Brazilian Catholic Church Joins Critics of Ethanol Fuel Boom; Uruguay Seeks to Change the Image of Atomic Energy; Argentina to Produce Biodiesel from Algae; Brazil Biofuel Update, March 2007. General: Ecuador: Environmentalists Optimistic About Correa; Study Urges Regional Approach to Development; Brazil Needs Foreign Money to Preserve the Amazon; Details of Al Gore’s Upcoming Trip to Chile Revealed; New Environment Ministry for Chile

South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter Edition 90 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified 2007-03-18 20:15

Edition #90. Also attached is a calendar of up-coming ESTH events across the Western Hemisphere. The information contained was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed below do not necessarily reflect those of the Regional Environmental HUB Office or of our constituent posts. Addressees interested in sharing any ESTH-related events of USG interest are welcome to do so. Agriculture: Zero tillage B