An experimental grass crop at CIAT's Colombian headquarters. Credit:Neil Palmer/Courtesy of CIAT.

By Constanza Vieira*

BOGOTÁ, Nov 25, 2010 (Tierramérica/TerraViva) – Colombia, with 24 million head of cattle, is showcasing two advances towards reducing the 13 percent of climate-changing gas emissions attributed to livestock production around the world. Continue Reading

Por Matthew O. Berger

WASHINGTON, 24 nov (IPS/TerraViva) – Las expectativas para la conferencia mundial sobre cambio climático que comenzará la semana próxima en la sudoriental ciudad mexicana de Cancún parecen menores que las del encuentro el año pasado en Copenhague, mientras las emisiones de gases invernadero, causantes del fenómeno, siguen creciendo.
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Cultivo experimental de brachiaria en la sede colombiana del CIAT. Crédito: Neil Palmer – Cortesía CIAT

Por Constanza Vieira

BOGOTÁ, nov (Tierramérica/TerraViva) – Colombia, con 24 millones de cabezas de ganado, exhibe dos avances para reducir ese 13 por ciento de gases de efecto invernadero que se le achaca a la industria planetaria de rumiantes. Continue Reading

Garra de león, Leontochir ovallei, flor nativa del desierto de Atacama y comerciada en el exterior. Crédito: Cortesía INIA

Por Daniela Estrada

SANTIAGO, nov (IPS/IFEJ/TerraViva) – Cactus, flores, arbustos y un sinnúmero de otros organismos genéticos salen cada día de Chile para ser estudiados, mejorados, patentados y comercializados. A falta de regulación, el país sólo los mira pasar. Continue Reading

Maize is a food staple in Guatemala's "Dry Corridor," which has been hit by both drought and flood. Credit:Danilo Valladares/IPS.

By Danilo Valladares*

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 23, 2010 (Tierramérica/TerraViva) – “Many people still believe that water is a gift from God.” This statement from a Guatemalan scientist alludes to Central America’s neglect of its water resources – and the subsequent impact on agriculture. Continue Reading

By Matthew O. Berger

WASHINGTON, Nov 23, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) – Though there is widespread acknowledgement that the ambitions for this year’s climate change conference are considerably lower than for last year’s, the U.N. and other groups say even the deal struck a year ago will not go far enough to stop climate change. Continue Reading

By Stephen Leahy

UXBRIDGE, Canada, Nov 23, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) – Deforestation rates have slowed in Brazil and elsewhere in expectation of a windfall of green gold from billions of dollars of carbon credits being mobilised for climate protection, some experts believe. Continue Reading

Farmers are rapidly reforesting the Humbo plateau, thanks to carbon finance. Credit: WorldVision.

By Omer Redi*

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 22, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) – It has been decades since the people of the Humbo Woreda have been self-sufficient in food. A Clean Development Mechanism project – Ethiopia’s first – is restoring the environment and sustaining livelihoods along with it. Continue Reading

Por Stephen Leahy

UXBRIDGE, 19 nov (IPS/TerraViva) – El público de Canadá está totalmente en contra de la actitud de su propio gobierno frente al cambio climático, según una encuesta divulgada este viernes. Continue Reading

A cloud forest in Costa Rica. Credit:Germán Miranda/IPS.

By Daniel Zueras*

SAN JOSÉ, Nov 18, 2010 (IPS/IFEJ/TerraViva) – For many, Costa Rica embodies the notion of a country committed to taking care of its natural environment. But Costa Rican activists beg to differ, and have a list of the actions that contradict the country’s green “for-export” image.
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