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Title: The Forests are Not to Absorb Carbon

URL: http://www.tierramerica.info/nota.php?lang=esp&idnews=3608&olt=472

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article discusses the issues surrounding the decision to establish a carbon market to offset carbon emissions through the Reducing Carbon Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) mechanism. Reporting on some of the discussions that took place at the World Conference of the People Against Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia in April 2010, the article presents the concerns of social activists and environmentalist concerning this initiative. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Bolivia Fossil Fuel,  Colombia ,  Brazil ,  Carbon Emissions Greenhouse Gases Reducing Carbon Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Carbon Market Forest Preservation Venezuela Climate Change

Title: Defense of Uncontacted Tribes in South America

URL: http://www.bolpress.com/art.php?Cod=2011030901

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article discusses a new campaign that has been organized in defense of indigenous groups living in voluntary isolation ("uncontacted") in the South American Amazon. In January 2011, an Open Letter was sent to the governments of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela by Brazilian anthropologist Sydney Possuelo with the support of the Bolivia-based Forum on Environment and Development (FOBOMADE) and the Madidi Expedition, along with the signatures of 900 individuals. The letter was asking governments of the region to establish measures to protect the biological integrity and economic, social and cultural rights of these populations who are facing increasing pressure from oil, mining, hydroelectric, and other energy-related interests. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Oil Mines Hydroelectric Bolivia Paraguay NGO Mineral Amazon,  Colombia ,  Mining,  Brazil ,  Peru South America Ecuador Venezuela Convention 169 Conservation United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Republic Act 3760 Infrastructure Lobbying Advocacy Policy

Title: Looking to Substitute Oil

URL: http://www.bolpress.com/art.php?Cod=2011021602

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article provides a general overview of the development of biofuels in Latin America in recent years. It focuses especially on the production of bioethanol from sugar cane. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Biomass Pollution Power Alternative Biofuel Fossil Fuel Sustainable,  Colombia ,  Brazil ,  Carbon Emissions Bioethanol Sugar Cane Maize Corn Cassava Potato Gasoline Power Plant

Title: New Conflicts, Old Actors

URL: http://www.abyayalacolectivo.com/web/compartir/noticia/nuevos-conflictos--viejos-actores---raul-zibechi

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

Description: This article discusses the organizing efforts of indigenous peoples from various parts of Latin American - including Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia - in response to the pressures of mining, oil, and hydroelectric interest on their communities and ecosystems. The author also proposes opening up the debate on the development model adopted by states. Article in Spanish.

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Subject:   Indigenous Oil Mines Hydroelectric Bolivia Argentina NGO Agreement Mineral Amazon,  Colombia ,  Mining,  Brazil ,  Andean Region Peru Ecuador Cauca Plan Colombia Social Movement Mobilization Landless Workers Movement (MST) Transnational Multinational Corporation The Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia Barrick Gold United States Canada Development Model USAID

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

Collection: LA ENERGAIA: Energy Policy, Regulation and Dialog in Latin America

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

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