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Loading ...Peru Passes Environmental Enforcement Law / Perú aprobó ley de fiscalización ambiental
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009The Peruvian Congress has approved the Law of the National System of Environmental Assessment and Control (Sistema Nacional de Evaluación y Fiscalización Ambiental – SINEFA), which aims to ensure compliance with environmental laws. At the heart of the SINEFA is the Environmental Evaluation and Control Organism (Organismo de Evaluación y Fiscalización Ambiental – OFEA) created […]
What a Shame
Thursday, January 15th, 2009Just two months ago a study was released putting a dollar value on the preservation of Belize’s reefs. Now comes a report that a cargo ship wandered (reportedly while on autopilot) onto a barrier reef 32 miles from Belize City in an area near Caye Glory. Experts say that the grounding may have permanently destroyed […]
The Biofuels Sustainability Scorecard / Scorecard de Sostenibilidad de los Biocombustibles / Indicadores de Sustentabilidade em Biocombustíveis
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): IDB launches interactive Biofuels Sustainability Scorecard Web application enables assessment of sustainability of biofuel projects relating to food security, land use, labor conditions The Inter-American Development Bank released an interactive tool known as the Biofuels Sustainability Scorecard on September 9th, as part of a comprehensive effort to ensure that […]