Posted on 25 May 2010 by editor
Yolanda Contreras. Credit: Ana Libisch/IPS
By Daniela Estrada and Danilo Valladares
PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay, May 24, 2010 (IPS) – Civil society organisations called for more funds, less bureaucracy and greater decision-making power, at the opening of the Fourth Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly Monday in this Uruguayan resort town.
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Posted on 14 May 2010 by editor
Nelly Blynn. Credito: Franz Chavez
Franz Chávez entrevista a la ambientalista KELLY BLYNN, del movimiento 350.org
LA PAZ, may (IPS) – Pasar de la movilización a la presión política sobre los líderes de los países industrializados es la fórmula elegida por el movimiento ambientalista 350.org para reducir el calentamiento global, explicó su cofundadora, la estadounidense Kelly Blynn, en una entrevista con IPS.
Blynn, una especialista en medio ambiente y geografía, vino a Bolivia con la finalidad de fortalecer a la organización local de 350.org e impulsar movimientos juveniles que asuman la lucha contra el cambio climático como su prioridad. Continue Reading
Posted on 14 May 2010 by editor
March at the birth of the African Grandmothers' Movement: 'We demand economic independence to support our families.' Credit: Mantoe Phakathi/IPS TerraViva
By Mantoe Phakathi
MANZINI, Swaziland, May 13, 2010 (IPS) – “Africa cannot survive without us,” is the message from grandmothers representing all corners of the continent.
More than 3,000 grandmothers marched in the streets of Swaziland’s commercial hub, Manzini on May 8, demanding financial independence to provide nutritious food, decent housing, access to ongoing quality education for their grandchildren and a better life. Continue Reading
Posted on 14 May 2010 by editor
Credit: Epochtimes.com
By Gordon Ross
BEIJING, May 12, 2010 (IPS TerraViva) – Thirteen years ago a local official in north-east China’s Heilongjiang province tried to extort money from a woman named Liu Jie, who operated a successful cow farm.
Liu protested at local courts, to no avail. In retaliation, the official destroyed her farm and stole her cows. She took her case to Beijing, where instead of receiving justice, she was detained and beaten. Continue Reading
Posted on 14 May 2010 by editor
Credit: Ecoltel blogspot
Por Emilio Godoy, enviado especial
APAXCO, México, 10 may (IPS TerraViva) – “Fuera Ecoltec” fue el grito más repetido el domingo 9 por los asistentes a un acto en el central municipio mexicano de Apaxco, donde se celebró un año del bloqueo impuesto por la comunidad a las instalaciones de esa procesadora de residuos peligrosos. Continue Reading
Posted on 14 May 2010 by editor
Por Tito Drago
MADRID, 7 may (IPS) – Los pueblos indígenas de América reclaman en la actualidad el cumplimiento de una serie de derechos que van mucho más allá de la reivindicación de su pasado y del pedido de reconocimiento de culpas por parte de los países que históricamente los ultrajaron.
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Posted on 14 May 2010 by editor
Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS TerraViva
By Soumaïla T. Diarra
BAMAKO, May 7, 2010 (IPS) – Villagers in the interior delta of the Niger River, already experiencing the harsh impacts of climate change, have a good understanding of the need to restore forests decimated by drought. Where forest cover has been rehabilitated, it is already reshaping the surrounding environment – and economy. Continue Reading
Posted on 14 May 2010 by editor
Pine plantation near Manizales, Colombia. Credit: Sandra Sguerra/Proyecto Procuenca
By Stephen Leahy
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 6, 2010 (IPS TerraViva/Tierramérica) – The “Procuenca Initiative” in the Andes region of western Colombia may be the first in the world to sell certified forest carbon credits with a biodiversity protection component. But alarms are sounding about the potential negative social and environmental consequences. Continue Reading
Posted on 14 May 2010 by editor
Por Gonzalo Ortiz
QUITO, 7 may (IPS TerraViva) – A pesar de haber concluido la discusión del proyecto gubernamental de Ley de Recursos Hídricos, el presidente de la Asamblea Nacional legislativa de Ecuador, Fernando Cordero, decidió postergar sin fecha fija la votación. Continue Reading
Posted on 04 May 2010 by editor
Conference on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Opens in New York. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
By Anna Shen
UNITED NATIONS, May 3, 2010 (IPS) – Japanese women in kimonos carrying signs urging “No More Hiroshima”, an 80-year-old grandmother, and 18 mayors from around the world were just some of the almost 15,000 people who marched in New York City Sunday to rally for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
