Giant Cracks Appear in New Brazilian Dam

01/07/06 10:42

The recently completed Campos Novos Dam in southern Brazil failed last week to contain the water in its reservoir, releasing all the water impounded behind the 626-foot (202-meter) tall structure.

Aerial Photos Reveal Massive Cracks in Brazilian Dam - Photos Kathia...

28/06/06 12:39

16 fashion designers link up with Greenpeace to lobby EU for ban on...

20/06/06 10:48

Sixteen top fashion designers, including Carmen March, Antonio Pernas and Jocomomola [1], showed that they believe in substance as well as style at a glittering catwalk show in Madrid, today, when they unveiled one-off creations designed to avoid the use of toxic chemicals which are currently widely used in clothing. Fashion giants Mango and Camper also joined the initiative by committing to phase out dangerous chemicals from their lines.

Argentina’s Patagonia with 85% degree of desertification

19/06/06 11:00

Desertification is described as a “scourge of global dimension” and Argentina has 75% of its territory exposed is in arid or semiarid regions.

Northern region IIRSA investments slated at US$14bn - Regional

16/06/06 10:39

"IIRSA is an inter-governmental initiative that began in 2000 when governments across South America convened to identify the most pressing infrastructure projects that transcend borders," a planning ministry spokesperson told BNamericas.

EIB signs up to EU environmental principles - but the devil is in the...

01/06/06 11:10

Today, on the opening day of the European Commission-sponsored Green Week, the European Investment Bank (EIB) launched a declaration entitled "European Principles for the Environment". The declaration was signed by the EIB together with four other financial institutions, including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [1].

Viva Rio Madeira Vivo - Civil society mobilizes against federal...

03/05/06 12:34

Seventeen years after the indigenous woman, Tuíra, challenged Eletronorte, civil society prepares to fight against the huge scale project of the 21st century.

Chernobyl Accident

19/04/06 12:18

STOP "The Southern Gas duct" Project over Amazon

12/04/06 12:30

Perupetro to call for bids on pair

11/04/06 11:52

Peruvian hydrocarbon concern Perupetro has called competitive bidding processes on two exploration permits that have attracted more than one interested party.

Moving Towards a Post-WashingtonConsensus

07/04/06 11:45

Mr. Stiglitz pointed out that poor health indicators and environmental problems indicated unsustainable growth, which would not benefit the country in the medium and long term. He emphasized the importance of "sustainable, equitable and democratic development" that would be accessible to the society as a whole.

Regional initiatives in the framework of the Ramsar Convention

04/04/06 10:52

Can IDB Deliver Socially and Environmentally Responsible Development?

30/03/06 19:02

As executives and finance ministers gather in Belo Horizonte next week for the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors, civil society groups from across the continent will be seeking to place human rights and environmental sustainability firmly at the top of the bank’s agenda.

Rivers and Wetlands: A Negotiated Approach

30/03/06 10:53

Session report Rivers and Wetlands: A Negotiated Approach

29/03/06 13:14

This session demonstrates how bottom up, ecosystem-based approaches address local poverty and environment issues and simultaneously contribute to sustainable and equitable water management policy frameworks.

EUR 40 million for projects in Latin America

24/03/06 12:17

The EIB is granting a global loan of EUR 40 million to Corporation Andina de Fomento (CAF), a multilateral financial institution established in 1968. With this global loan, CAF will part-finance investment projects in various sectors of the economies of Latin America.

NGO's declaration for the Forum Ministerial Declaration

21/03/06 17:19

Soya is not the solution to climate change

16/03/06 17:44

By Giulio Volpi*

A poisonous legacy

15/03/06 12:29

After two decades, the legacy of the Chernobyl disaster is still casting its poisonous shadow over Britain's countryside. The Department of Health has admitted that more than 200,000 sheep are grazing on land contaminated by fallout from the explosion at the Ukrainian nuclear plant 1,500 miles away. Emergency orders still apply to 355 Welsh farms, 11 in Scotland and nine in England as a result of the catastrophe in April 1986.

Chornobyl+20: Remembrance for the Future

22/02/06 11:42

With the 20th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster rapidly approaching, organizers of the Chornobyl+20: Remembrance for the Future conference today announced more details about conference speakers and format. The international conference will be held April 23-25 at the House of the Teacher in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine.