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	<title>The Temas Blog &#187; Conservation</title>
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	<description>Musings about the Evolution of Consumer, Environmental &#38; Health Policy in Latin America &#38; the Caribbean</description>
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		<title>An Interesting Way to Educate Mexicans About Endangered Species</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/conservation/an-interesting-way-to-educate-mexicans-about-endangered-species/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[águila real]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ailuropoda melanoleuca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animal Celebration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aquila chrysaetos Linnaesus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baja California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Balaenoptera musculus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ballenas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ciudad de Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[endangered species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golden eagle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jaguar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jalisco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marimba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naturalia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oso panda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[panda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paseo de la Reforma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharomachrus mocinno]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phocoena sinus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resplendent Quetzal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rhino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEMARNAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaquita marina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[whale sanctuaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[whale watching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[whales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zacatecas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been in Mexico City this past week for a UN Development Programme (UNDP) consultation on biodiversity and ecosystem services (more on that in a future post).  Every time I visit Mexico City I like to stroll the Paseo de la Reforma, the City&#8217;s beautiful answer to Paris&#8217; Champs-Élysées.  One of the reasons (besides people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UNDP to Help Fortify Venezuela&#8217;s National Park System</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/conservation/undp-to-help-fortify-venezuelas-national-park-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/conservation/undp-to-help-fortify-venezuelas-national-park-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[áreas protegidas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inparques]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parques nacionales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNUD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protected areas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venezuela]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Venezuela has one of the oldest national park systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).  However, most of the nation&#8217;s parks are under-funded, under-appreciated and misused by the average Venezuelan, and in serious need of investments in improvements and improved management.
This week the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Venezuela&#8217;s Planning and Development Ministry (Ministerio [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disappearing Mangroves in Guatemala</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/conservation/disappearing-mangroves-in-guatemala/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/conservation/disappearing-mangroves-in-guatemala/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African palm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arrecifes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biocombustibles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biofuels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caña de azúcar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coastal zone ecosystems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cotton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecosystem services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guatemala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manglares]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mangroves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[palma africana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reefs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salinization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shrimp farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sugarcane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tierramérica]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I read an interesting article from Tierramérica about Guatemala&#8217;s disappearing mangroves and a discussion of probable causes and possible impacts.  I&#8217;ve mentioned here before on The Temas Blog about the importance of mangroves (here, here, here, here and here) in preventing sediment runoff and filtering out contaminants before they enter the sea, stabilizing coastlines, impeding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$22 Mil. Loan to Help Guatemala&#8217;s Protected Areas / Prestamo de US$22 milliones para fortalecer las áreas protegidas de Guatemala</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/conservation/22-mil-loan-to-help-guatemalas-protected-areas-prestamo-de-us22-milliones-para-fortalecer-las-areas-protegidas-de-guatemala/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[áreas protegidas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BID]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversidad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservación]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guatemala]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[land registration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medio ambiente]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parques nacionales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petén]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protected areas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SIGAP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 the Inter-American Development [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BNDES Aids Atlantic Forest Reforestation / BNDES apoia reflorestamento da Mata Atlântica</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/conservation/bndes-aids-atlantic-forest-reforestation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/conservation/bndes-aids-atlantic-forest-reforestation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atlantic Forest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversidade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BNDES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brasil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mata Atlântica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reflorestamento]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reforestation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[riparian woodlands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unidades de conservação]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/?p=4747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES):
The BNDES allocates R$ 15 million in support for Atlantic Forest reforestation projects
The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) is enlarging its policy to foster social and environmental responsibility. This means R$ 15 million support for reforestation projects in the Atlantic Forest Biome. The non-reimbursable funding resources derive from the Bank’s Social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jagdeo: Let Us Be the Model</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/climate-change/jagdeo-let-us-be-the-model/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/climate-change/jagdeo-let-us-be-the-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 02:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Forest Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharrat Jagdeo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bibiloni]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CSD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deforestation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecosystem services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forestry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greenhouse gases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guyana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology transfer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[timber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNGA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
President Jagdeo Addresses
the CSD High-Level Segment -
photo courtesy Earth Negotiations Bulletin


The High-Level Segment of the 17th Session of United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-17) opened today with a series of speeches in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) hall.  Despite its moniker, most of those speaking at the High-Level Segment only had ambassadorial status.  Besides [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Argentina Preparing REDD Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/climate-change/argentina-preparing-redd-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/climate-change/argentina-preparing-redd-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banco Mundial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cambio climático]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deforestación]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deforestation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCPF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gases de efecto invernadero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greenhouse gases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAGPyA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SAyDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/?p=3424</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Director for Climate Change of Argentina&#8217;s Environment &#38; Sustainable Development Secretariat (SAyDS) told a workshop of 100+ energy, economic and environment specialists and representatives of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) today that SAyDS is preparing a national strategy to reduce the nation&#8217;s greenhouse gas emissions through a reduction of emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) program, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Norway Provides US$110 mil. for Amazon Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/conservation/norway-provides-us110-mil-for-amazon-fund/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/conservation/norway-provides-us110-mil-for-amazon-fund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[áreas protegidas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversidade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BNDES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brasil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean development mechanism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deforestation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desmatamento]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eficiencia energética]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fundo Amazônia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mecanismo de desenvolvimento limpo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noruega]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protected areas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES):
BNDES receives US$ 110 million from Norway for the Amazon Fund
The President of the BNDES, the Brazilian Development Bank, Luciano Coutinho, signed the first donation agreement with the Norwegian government earmarked for the Amazon Fund. Through this agreement, the Fund managed by the BNDES will receive US$ 110 million (700 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN to Fund Pilot REDD Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/climate-change/un-to-fund-pilot-redd-programs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/climate-change/un-to-fund-pilot-redd-programs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Forest Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cambio climático]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deforestation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desmatamento]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FCPF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GEF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indonesia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mudanças climáticas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noruega]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNUMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slash-and-burn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tanzania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNEP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNFCCC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From UN-REDD:
18 Million Dollars Approved Under UN-REDD Programme

Funds Will Back Forestry Programmes Combating Climate Change and Boosting Local Livelihoods

A United Nations programme aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from forests and boosting livelihoods in tropical nations has approved $18 million in support of five pilot countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The UN Reduced Emissions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The State of LAC&#8217;s Forests</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/sustainable-forest-use/the-state-of-lacs-forests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/sustainable-forest-use/the-state-of-lacs-forests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Forest Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[América Central]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[áreas protegidas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brasil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caribbean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caribe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CERFLOR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CERTFOR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charcoal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clonal propagation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cono Sur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservación]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deforestation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desmatamento]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eco-certification]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[iron and steel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[loblolly pine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[logging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lumber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minería]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[planted forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[privatization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protected areas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pulp and paper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radiata pine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Cone]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Uruguay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water supply]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[watershed services]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[yellow pine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has just released State of the World&#8217;s Forests 2009 (English, Spanish), the latest update of its annual overview of forest resources worldwide.  While it does not shed significant new light or offer new data on forest cover and the state of deforestation in Latin America and the Caribbean [...]]]></description>
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