Title: Mendoza: The Obvious Decision of Officials Responsible for Plunder and Pollution

URL: http://opsur.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/mendoza-la-decision-obvia-de-los-funcionarios-responsables-del-saqueo-y-de-la-contaminacion/

Description: This article includes a response from the Popular Assembly for Water, an Argentine NGO, to the Mining Environmental Authority's acceptance of the Environmental Impact Study that was submitted by CORO Mining Corp., a Canadian mining company hoping to mine copper in Mendoza, Argentina. The Popular Assembly for Water has long opposed this mining megaproject, also known as the San Jorge mining megaproject, over concerns about the impact the project will have on the local community and its water supplies. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Mines,  Argentina,  Megaproject,  NGO,  Mineral,  Environment ,  Mining,  Copper,  Impact,  CORO Mining Corp.,  Water

Title: No More Chernobyls or Fukushimas: No to Nuclear Power Around the World!

URL: http://opsur.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/no-mas-chernobil-y-ni-fukushima-%c2%a1no-a-la-ernergia-nuclear-en-todo-el-mundo/

Description: This article includes a statement released by a coalition of non-governmental organizations opposing the promotion of nuclear power as a safe, sustainable, affordable, and environmentally friendly source of alternative energy. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Power,  Nuclear,  NGO,  Environment ,  Policy,  Climate Change,  Radioactive,  Waste,  Natural Disaster,  Japan,  Russia,  Chernobyl,  Fukushima

Title: La RENACE y la Energía Nuclear

URL: http://opsur.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/la-renace-y-la-energia-nuclear/

Description: This article presents the position of the RENACE (the National Ecological Action Network of Argentina) as put forward at its meeting (Assembly No. XXXIV) which was held in Saladillo, Argentina from April 2-3, 2011. In its statement, RENACE staunchly opposes the use of nuclear power and demands an open, public debate on energy issues. It condemns nuclear power as unsafe, expensive, and bad for the environment for Argentina and Latin America more broadly. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Power,  Nuclear,  Argentina,  Uranium,  Environment ,  RENACE,  Policy,  Radiation,  Waste,  Consumption

Title: Climate Crisis and Scheduled Destruction of Forests

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/crisis-clim-tica-y-destrucci-n-programada-de-bosques---silvia-ribeiro-etc

Description: This article critiques multilateral policy programs - such as the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) and the Clean Development Mechanism - that focus on using market incentives, such as carbon offsets, as the means to address deforestation and carbon emission issues linked to the climate change crisis. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Oil,  Fossil Fuel,  Environment ,  Carbon Emissions,  Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD),  Climate Change,  Deforestation,  Development,  Model,  Policy,  Clean Development Mechanism,  Kyoto Protocol

Title: Amazon Multimodal Axis of the IIRSA:The Pasto-Macoa Highway

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/eje-multimodal-amazonas-de-la-iirsa--la-carretera-pasto-mocoa

Description: This report examines the Pasto-Macoa Highway Project, an infrastructure project of the Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA). The project proposes to construct a highway from Pasto to Macoa within Colombia as part of the eventual construction of a transcontinental highway, from Tumaco, Colombia to Belem, Brazil, thereby providing a road linking the Pacific to the Atlantic. The article looks at issues surrounding this project, including the potential impact on indigenous communities. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Megaproject,  Amazon,  Colombia,  Environment ,  Brazil,  Peru,  Ecuador,  Road,  Highway,  Transportation,  Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA),  Infrastructure,  Forest,  Communication,  Reserve,  Protected Area,  Development

Title: Rivers for Life: Building Social and Environmental Proposals

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/iirsa--la-amenaza-del-proyecto-de-hidrovia-industrial-sobre-los-rios-paraguay-parana

Description: This report focuses on the proposed Project of the Paraguay-Paraná, a strategy to use the Paraguay and Parana Rivers for the transport of soy, iron, and fuel. The Intergovernmental Committee of the Waterway (CIH) - which includes the governments of Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil - hopes to lower the cost of transport of these goods through the use of waterway transportation. This report looks at the impact such a strategy will have on the local environment and local communities. Report in Spanish. 20 pages.

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Subject:   Power,  Bolivia,  Argentina,  Paraguay,  Fossil Fuel,  Environment ,  Brazil,  Uruguay,  Intergovernmental Committee of the Waterway (CIH),  Impact,  Soy,  Iron,  Water,  Transportation,  Infrastructure,  Fuel,  River,  Paraguay River,  Parana River,  Project of the Paraguay-Paraná

Title: IIRSA: The Two Faces of South American Integration

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/iirsa-el-doble-rostro-de-la-integracion-sudamericana

Description: This article discusses the infrastructure projects proposed by the Initiative for South American Regional Integration (IIRSA). The Andean Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations (IOTC) has expressed concerns regarding the development and implementation of these projects and the social and environmental impacts these projects could have on indigenous communities in the region. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Biomass,  Oil,  Mines,  Hydroelectric,  Pipeline,  Power,  Bolivia,  Argentina,  Megaproject,  Biofuel,  Agreement,  Mineral,  Colombia,  Environment ,  Mining,  Chile,  Peru,  Andean Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations (IOTC),  Initiative for South American Regional Integration (IIRSA),  Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR),  Union of South American Nations (UNASUR),  Consultation,  Infrastructure,  Soybean,  Water,  Biodiversity,  Policy,  Impact,  Forest,  National Route 14,  Garabi Hydroelectric,  Paraguay-Parana Project,  Northwest Pipeline Project (GNEA),  Ecuador

Title: Oil Amnesia in Bolivia

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/la-amnesia-petrolera-en-bolivia

Description: This article discusses Decree 0676, adopted by the Bolivian government of Evo Morales on October 20, 2010, which doubled the size of the country's oil fields. The new areas for oil exploitation incorporate previously protected areas, including over 690,000 hectares of the Madidi National Park, 723,000 hectares of the Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory, 154 hectares of the Aguaragüe National Park, and 100,000 hectares of the Iñao National Park. The author provides a general overview of past conflicts over oil and oil disasters that have taken place within Bolivia. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Oil,  Bolivia,  Environment ,  Evo Morales,  Development,  Model,  Biodiversity,  Reserve,  Conservation,  Exploration,  Consultation

Title: The Community of Latin American and Caribbean Biofuels Will Expand and Accelerate the IIRSA

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/la-comunidad-de-estados-latinoamericanos-y-caribe-os-expandir--los-biocombustibles-y-acelerar--la-iirsa

Description: This article discusses the ongoing efforts of Latin American and Caribbean governments to work together to promote the development of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources through new investments, geographical integration, physical infrastructure, and technology transfer in the region. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Solar,  Biomass,  Hydroelectric,  Wind,  Renewable,  Megaproject,  Biofuel,  Climate,  Agreement,  Geothermal,  Sustainable,  Environment ,  Peru,  Water,  Summit of Latin American and Caribbean Integration and Development (CALC),  Sun,  Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA),  Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development (ILAC),  Conservation,  Policy,  Fund for Technical Cooperation for Initiatives for Infrastructure Integration (FIRII),  Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),  National Waterways Development Plan (NHRP),  Network of Waterways Amazon

Title: The Proclamation: Statement from the Congress of Indigenous Peoples of Colombia

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/la-proclama---palabra-del-congreso-de-los-pueblos-de-colombia

Description: This article includes a statement from the Congress of Indigenous Peoples of Colombia that met in Bogota, Colombia between October 8-12, 2010. In the statement, the Congress of Indigenous Peoples calls for popular empowerment, the creation of a People's Constitution, and the establishment of a People's Legislative Agenda. As part of this statement, the Congress condemns the activities of transnational mining and energy companies in indigenous territories and the failure of the Colombian government to protect local communities and ensure community consultation concerning these mining and energy projects. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Mines,  Mineral,  Colombia,  Environment ,  Mining,  Policy,  Consultation,  Sovereignty,  Congress of Indigenous Peoples of Colombia

Title: Fighting for Life: The Rebellion en Bagua, Peru

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/luchando-por-la-vida--la-rebelion-en-bagua--peru

Description: This article discusses the ecological threats - including oil extraction, deforestation, and mining - facing the Peruvian Amazon and its indigenous peoples. Article in Spanish. 10 pages.

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Subject:   Capital,  Indigenous,  Oil,  Mines,  Ecology,  NGO,  Mineral,  Amazon,  Environment ,  Mining,  Peru,  Bagua,  Climate Change,  Worldview,  Conservation,  Biodiversity,  Traditional Knowledge,  Transnational,  Multinational,  Deforestation,  Corporation,  Company,  Land Rights,  Movement

Title: Megaprojects:The Indigenous of Colombia in the Orinoco

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/megaproyectos--a-la-caza-del-indigena-colombiano-en-la-orinoquia--sergio-de-castro-sanchez

Description: This article discusses the Recovery of the Meta River Project, an infrastructure project developed through the Initiative for Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America (IIRSA). The project aims to transform the Meta River - a major river located in the Orinoco Basin of Colombia and Venezuela - into a permanent waterway for shipping that serves to integrate the region. The article also looks at how this project relates to another project in the works, The Revival of the Orinoco Project. Throughout the article, the author highlights how these projects could potentially impact indigenous communities in the region, with a particular focus on the Caño Owl Reserve, located in Colombia. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Biomass,  Oil,  Megaproject,  Ecology,  Biofuel,  Agreement,  Biodiesel,  Colombia,  Environment ,  Carbon Emissions,  Bioethanol,  Infrastructure,  Transportation,  Venezuela,  Water,  River,  Recovery of the Meta River Project,  Revival of the Orinoco Project,  Regional Integration,  Policy,  Palm,  Sugarcane,  Coca,  Conservation,  Protected Area,  Reserve,  Forest,  Initiative for Integration of Regional Infrastructure of South America (IIRSA)

Title: Mining in Shuar Territory, Ecuador: The New Conflict in the Condor

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/mineria-en-territorio-shuar--ecuador---el-nuevo-conflicto-del-condor

Description: This article examines the pressures on the Jivaro peoples and on local ecosystems of the Cordillera del Condor in Ecuador from mining companies. It looks at the clash of interests between local indigenous communities, environmental conservation, national development policies, and mining interests. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Mines,  Hydroelectric,  Mineral,  Environment ,  Mining,  Ecuador,  Jivaro,  Conservation,  Cordillera del Condor,  Biodiversity,  Consultation,  Protected Area

Title: Tensions Between Extractive and Redistribution in the Process of Change in Latin America

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/tensiones-entre-extractivismo-y-redistribucion-en-los-procesos-de-cambio-de-america-latina--zibechi

Description: This article includes a speech delivered by Raúl Zibechi, Uruguayan journalist and researcher, who spoke at the Social Forum of the Americas that was held at Asunción, Paraguay in August 2010. He speaks about the tensions inherent to the extractive model of development and the issues related to the redistribution of wealth under this model. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Oil,  Mines,  Hydroelectric,  Power,  Biofuel,  Mineral,  Amazon,  Environment ,  Mining,  Extraction,  Development,  Distribution,  Wealth,  Social Movement,  Water,  Inequality

Title: Argentina: Community Defends Its Way of Life Against the Ravages of Mining and Quarrying

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Agencia_de_Noticias_Biodiversidadla/Argentina_Comunidad_kolla_defiende_su_modo_de_vida_ante_embates_de_la_mineria_extractiva

Description: This article contains an interview with Matthias Quispe, a spokesperson for the community of Santa Ana de la Puna, which is located in the department of Cochinoca, in the province of Jujuy, in northwestern Argentina. Matthias Quispe discusses the threat that mining operations in the area pose to the indigenous way of life in the community of Santa Ana de la Puna. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Mines,  Alternative,  Andes Region,  Argentina,  Mineral,  Lithium,  Environment ,  Mining,  Water,  Consultation

Title: Tell Ikea that Palm Oil Candles Destroy the Forest

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Contenido/Campanas_y_Acciones/Repitale_a_Ikea_que_las_velas_de_aceite_de_palma_destruyen_la_selva

Description: This article calls for resistance to Ikea's production and sale of palm oil candles on the basis that palm oil production is destroying the environment, the climate, and human life. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Biomass,  Renewable,  Alternative,  Biofuel,  Biodiesel,  Sustainable,  Environment ,  Greenwashing,  Candle,  Palm Oil,  RSPO Certification,  Ikea

Title: Indigenous Peoples Forum on Mining, Climate Change, and Good Living

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Contenido/Documentos/Foro_de_los_Pueblos_Indigenas_mineria_cambio_climatico_y_buen_vivir

Description: This article includes a statement made by the Indigenous Peoples Forum on Mining, Climate Change, and Good Living that was held in Lima, Peru from November 18-20, 2010. The statement includes a section explicitly focusing on mining issues, in which forum participants assert their right to consultation concerning all mining projects that affect their communities and a demand for the annulment of all mining concessions in which indigenous communities were not consulted. The statement also includes a section dedicated to climate change, in which forum participants explicitly reject the development of a carbon market and assert that the development of the biofuel industry threatens food security. The statement is signed by a multitude of non-governmental indigenous organizations from various parts of the world. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Mines,  Ecology,  Climate,  NGO,  Mineral,  Environment ,  Mining,  Consultation,  Food Security,  Food Sovereignty,  Climate Change,  Biodiversity

Title: Brazil Wants to Forgo Environment Precaution with Biofuels

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Contenido/Noticias/Brasil_quer_afastar_precaucao_ambiental_de_agrocombustiveis

Description: This article examines the Brazilian governments position concerning the development of the biofuel industry, as expressed by government officials at the Tenth Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Biodiversity, held in Nagoya, Japan from October 18-29, 2010. Article in Portuguese.

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Subject:   Biomass,  Alternative,  Biofuel,  Biodiesel,  Environment ,  Bioethanol,  Biodiversity

Title: Chile: Aymara Coordinator Rejects Statements by Secretary of Mining and Corema

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Contenido/Noticias/Chile_coordinadora_aymara_rechaza_declaraciones_de_Subsecretario_de_Mineria_y_Corema

Description: This article contains a statement from the Aymara Coordinators of Natural Resources Defense. The statement is a response to comments made by Pablo Warner y la Corema, the Chilean Mining Secretary, in the newspaper La Estrella de Arica in November 2010, concerning the consultation of local indigenous communities and the requirements of ILO Convention 169. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous,  Mines,  NGO,  Mineral,  Thermal,  Environment ,  Mining,  Chile,  Consultation,  ILO Convention 169,  Policy,  Water,  Aymara

Title: Agroenergy: Does It Serve Life or Capital?

URL: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/Principal/Contenido/Noticias/La_agroenergia_sirve_a_la_vida_o_al_capital

Description: This article discusses the development of biofuels and energy sustainability within the context of a capitalist development model. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Biomass,  Renewable,  Biofuel,  Fossil Fuel,  Sustainable,  Environment ,  Climate Change,  Economic,  Development

Title: Climatico: Independent Analysis of Climate Policy

URL: http://www.climaticoanalysis.org/

Description: Based in the United States, Climatico focuses on the latest developments in national-level, climate change policy throughout the world. The site aims to assess government policies and provide independent analysis from a network of researchers and climate change experts. Articles in English.

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Subject:   Biomass,  Hydroelectric,  Biofuel,  Climate,  Agreement,  Environment ,  Brazil,  Technology,  Renewable Energy,  Carbon Emissions

Title: Marcona Wind Park Project Advances

URL: http://www.energias-renovables.com/america/ContenidoseccionesAm.asp?ID=14&Cod=1556&Tipo=&Nombre=Noticias

Description: The Environmental Impact Study submitted by the Windfarm Company concerning the project to install 16 wind turbines was approved by the General Directory of Environmental and Energy Affairs, under the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM). Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Power,  Wind,  Renewable,  Environment ,  Peru

Title: Interview with Chico Mendes

URL: http://www.everde.cl/2011/01/amazonia-entrevista-chico-mendes.html

Description: This article includes a fictional interview with Chico Mendes, a rubber tapper and environmental activist that was murdered in 1988 by ranchers to end his defense of the Brazilian rainforest. The interview considers what Mendes' response to the current state of affairs in Brazil and the Amazon would be if he had not been killed. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Amazon,  Environment ,  Brazil,  Chico Mendes,  Rubber,  Deforestation,  Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,  Development,  Conservation

Title: The Earth Foundation (La Fundación TIERRA)

URL: http://www.ftierra.org/ft/

Description: Based in Bolivia, The Earth Foundation is an NGO that aims to promote and support the sustainable development of rural indigenous communities in the country. It features articles on energy issues, with an emphasis on mining and oil extraction. Articles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and German.

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Subject:   Solar,  Indigenous,  Biomass,  Oil,  Mines,  Pollution,  Hydroelectric,  Wind,  Latin America,  Bolivia,  Nuclear,  Minerals,  Biofuel,  Ethanol,  Climate,  Uranium,  Lithium,  Environment

Title: Argentina: Resistance to Chinese Plan to Expand Soy in Patagonia

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3773

Description: This article discusses the concern expressed by a number of environmental and social organizations in Argentina concerning an agreement with China to expand soybean production in the southern Argentine province of Río Negro. They are concerned that the expansion of soybean production could pose a threat to the region's biodiversity and food sovereignty. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Biomass,  Trade,  Latin America,  Argentina,  Biofuel,  NGO,  Agreement,  Environment ,  China,  Food Sovereignty,  Soybean,  Food Security,  Biodiversity

Title: Environmental Crime to Be Paid in Peru

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3851&olt=510

Description: This article examines issues surrounding the establishment of penalties by the Ministry of the Environment in Peru for companies found guilty of committing environmental crimes in the country. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Oil,  Mines,  Pollution,  Andes Region,  Mineral,  Amazon,  Environment ,  Mining,  Andean Region,  Peru,  Destruction,  Contamination,  Forest,  Deforestation,  River,  Policy,  Law,  Government Policy

Title: China and Brazil Inundate Latin America with Dams

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3856&olt=511

Description: This article discusses the growing competition between China and Brazil concerning capital investments in energy projects within Latin America. These projects include hydroelectric dams, geothermal projects, and oil and mineral exploration in Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, and Brazil. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Oil,  Mines,  Hydroelectric,  Power,  Megaproject,  Mineral,  Geothermal,  Amazon,  Environment ,  Mining,  Brazil,  Peru,  Dam,  China,  Water,  Ecuador,  Deforestation

Title: "The Sentence Against Chevron is Enforceable, Because it is Just"

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3872&olt=514

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Subject:   Oil,  Pollution,  Environment ,  Chevron,  Ecuador,  Regulation,  Court,  Destruction

Title: Soybean Biodiesel Produces Genetic Mutations

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=eco&nro=503

Description: This article identifies a study into the environmental impact of soybean biodiesel versus regular diesel. The study found that the soybean biodiesel produced genetic mutations in organic material. This would have implications in the case of a biodiesel spill. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Biomass,  Biofuel,  Biogas,  Biodiesel,  Environment ,  Brazil,  Soybean