Ultimos Posts 1. 17/09/2009 13:20 - Challenges to sustainable agriculture in lac I am in New York attending the Seventh Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-17). This Session is focused on the thematic cluster of agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification and Africa. As is the case with the opening day of most such international fora, today all too many opening [...]... 2. 22/06/2009 21:45 - Computer take-back in rio de janeiro / a lei sobre e-lixo do municipio de rio de janeiro Last week the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (MRJ) (population 6 million) became the first major Brazilian city to adopt an e-waste law. The law is rather short and simple. It requires manufacturers and suppliers of computers to receive in their offices, branches or headquarters in the City “obsolete” computers discarded by consumers. The Law defines [...]... 3. 19/06/2009 11:38 - Eye on ads: latin american idol urges paper, tetra-pak recycling An interesting ad from Panama, featuring Margarita Henriquez Vuela, the 2008 Latin American Idol winner (this is the Latin American version of the hit US television contest, American Idol) from Panama. Paper packaging manufacturers and Tetra-Pak, the lead manufacturer of aseptic packaging, are pushing a recycling campaign with Margarita as one of their spokespersons. Related Posts:... 4. 19/06/2009 09:40 - Ceará adopts lamp and battery take-back law Yesterday the governor of the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará (CE) signed a law that would require the take-back of fluorescent lamps, batteries and piles. The very brief and simple law requires vendors of such products in the state to provide collection bins on their premises for consumers to drop off those at the end of [...]... 5. 19/06/2009 08:16 - $22 mil. loan to help guatemala?s protected areas / prestamo de us$22 milliones para fortalecer las áreas protegidas de guatemala From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Guatemala strengthens protections for sensitive areas through investments in land registration A $22 million IDB loan will finance the implementation of a physical cadastral registry for protected areas Guatemala will bolster its national network of protected areas by improving its land registration system with a $22 million loan from... | Estadisticas Posicion del Blog en Nuestro Ranking Hits Semanales Hits Mensuales Ultimas Visitas al Blog
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