http://rmportal.net South America Environment, Science &Technology, and Health Newsletter daily 1 2006-12-07T21:11:36Z http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-edition-102 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 No publisher Stoner, Larissa A South America ESTH Newsletter 2007 In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2007-12-27T02:21:13Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-edition-103 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. No publisher Stoner, Larissa A South America ESTH Newsletter 2007 In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2008-02-03T23:30:19Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webadmin/news-items/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter 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 No publisher Stoner, Larissa A(Brasilia) 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. 2007-02-11T22:24:19Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/stoledo/news-to-be-posted/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter Edition # 111 No publisher stoledo 2008-10-14T18:47:15Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webadmin/news-items/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-edition-93 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 No publisher Stoner, Larissa A(Brasilia) 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. 2007-04-24T01:59:31Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-edition-89 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; No publisher webeditor 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. 2007-02-16T02:52:24Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-edition-99 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. No publisher Stoner, Larissa A 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. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2007-09-18T18:20:43Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-edition-96 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. No publisher Stoner, Larissa A 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. n accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2007-06-25T01:57:20Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-issue-108 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 No publisher Stoner, Larissa A In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2008-04-03T14:43:58Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-edition-98 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 No publisher Stoner, Larissa A 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. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2007-08-22T01:40:41Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-edition-104 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. No publisher Stoner, Larissa A South America ESTH Newsletter 2007 In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, any copyrighted material herein is distributed without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 2008-02-04T01:53:36Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/stoledo/news-to-be-posted/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-1 Edition #110 No publisher stoledo 2008-10-14T18:47:23Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webadmin/news-items/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-edition-94 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. No publisher Stoner, Larissa A 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. 2007-05-20T22:47:29Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webeditor/news-entries/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-86 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 No publisher webeditor 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. 2007-02-11T23:08:52Z News Item http://rmportal.net/Members/webadmin/news-items/south-america-environment-science-technology-and-health-newsletter-2 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 No publisher webadmin 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 2007-02-11T22:25:20Z News Item