Category: Central America
Greening Latin America: Investing in Nature for a Sustainable Future
Written by Mark Tercek | December 13th, 2011
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New allies in Latin America are showing businesses that improving sustainability has a positive impact on their bottom line, local communities and the lands and waters on which all life depends.
ChinAfricAmericAsia: Conservation Beyond Borders
Written by Charles Bedford | October 19th, 2011
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Charles Bedford looks at how we’re planning on advancing conservation in China with an ambitious new initiative called Conservation Beyond Borders.
Cool Green Morning: Monday, June 27
Written by Darci Palmquist | June 27th, 2011
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The sun is shining, the birds are chirping… it’s the greenest Monday around:
- Sharks now have a safe haven in the waters of Honduras. (Green)
- “Super sand” is a new low-cost way to purify contaminated drinking water in developing nations. (BBC)
- A highway system for bicyclists? In the U.S.? Sounds like a dream come true! (EcoGeek)
- Old, used hotel soap is helping save lives, thanks to this ingenious project. (Treehugger)
- The latest message on climate change? It will affect your garden. (The Daily Green)
Dólares y Dolores Along the Rio Patuca
Written by Jeff Opperman | February 7th, 2011
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Find out why a workshop about a proposed dam led to the sad and beautiful poetry—“to them always the dollars, to us always the pain.”
Cool Green Morning: Friday, December 3
Written by Darci Palmquist | December 3rd, 2010
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And you thought your Friday couldn’t get any cooler or greener:
- Happy birthday to the EPA–40 years old! What will the next 40 bring? (Green Biz)
- Cancun needs a conflict resolution expert, thinks Andy Revkin. (DotEarth)
- Cyclists always knew it was true, but now a new study proves it: in the city, bikes are faster than cars. (Treehugger)
- Europe decides to keep on trawling. (Green)
- Wait, this doesn’t sound right: oil exploration threatens the Seaflower Marine Protected Area in Japan? (Mongabay)
Has the Curse of Copenhagen Been Dispelled?
Written by Andrew Deutz | November 5th, 2010
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Last year’s drama seemed a world away as the Climate Change convention’s COP10 led to a series of big wins for nature. Our director of international relations explains.
Cool Green Morning: Wednesday, May 12
Written by Nicole Levins | May 12th, 2010
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Get your Cool Green Morning on:
- Here it is: the long-awaited Senate climate/energy bill! (Huffington Post Green)
- The Nature Conservancy (hey, that’s us!) just announced its purchase of California’s Independence Lake, a popular hiking and angling destination as well as an important water source. (AP/Bloomberg BusinessWeek)
- We’re already pretty familiar with the damage an oil spill can do to the environment, but what about the effects on human health? (The Daily Green)
- The key to jaguars’ survival? Let them roam. (New York Times)
- The “next oil”: wind, solar, waves, trash…or something we haven’t even thought of yet? (Yahoo Green)
Eat Lionfish and Stop These Caribbean Reef Invaders
Written by Stephanie Wear | November 2nd, 2009
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My husband returns to the same reefs every year in the Bahamas, where he has been teaching a coral reef ecology class for the last 14 years. On his 2008 trip, he noticed that the reef fish were missing. The culprits were quickly identified — and during his 2009 course, he and his students were [...]
Are Organic Foods Really About Better Nutrition?
Written by Margaret Southern | September 1st, 2009
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A few weeks ago, word got out that a review being published in September’s American Journal of Clinical Nutrition had concluded that organic foods are not healthier or more nutritious than conventional food. Organic advocates were outraged. Mildly engaged consumers began to wonder if organics were really worth the higher price tag. Momentarily leaving aside [...]
Dispatch from Bonn: Training for REDD Helps Countries Get Ready
Written by Chrissy Schwinn | June 8th, 2009
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Forest Carbon Policy Advisor Rane Cortez tells us about getting the world ready to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation through workshops and online trainings, and how these trainings relate to the climate negotiations underway now in Bonn: Here at the UN climate negotiations in Bonn, there is a lot of talk about “getting ready [...]
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