Peru Opens Public Consultations on Draft National Environment Policy / Peru pone en consulta pública borrador de política nacional del ambiente
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009Peru’s Environment Ministry (Minam) is circulating for public comment its proposal for a National Environment Policy. Interested parties can submit comments and suggestions through a web-based form. Minam will also be holding consultative workshops on the draft Policy in Lima and four regions. The draft Policy is clear and concise, with a set of overarching […]
US$330 to Improve Environmental Management in Peru / US$330 para mejorar gestion ambiental en el Peru
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009From the World Bank: US$330 Million to Support the Environment Program components include environmental management, mining, biodiversity, urban transport and fisheries The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$330 loan million to Peru to strengthen the new Ministry of the Environment and improve environmental management in key sectors of the Peruvian economy, […]
EPA to Study Puerto Rico Waters
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009From the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): EPA to Study Puerto Rico Waters and Marine Habitat For nearly two weeks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will study water, reefs and marine habitats in the Caribbean Sea around Puerto Rico. Starting today, EPA’s ocean survey vessel, the OSV BOLD, will conduct a series of scientific […]
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 […]
IFC Supports Chile’s First Project-financed Wind Farm / IFC Apoya el Primer Parque Eólico Financiado en Chile
Monday, February 9th, 2009From the International Finance Corporation (IFC): IFC Supports Construction of Chile’s First Project-financed Wind Farm IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today signed an agreement to invest $61.5 million for the construction of the Totoral Wind Farm, advancing the development of renewable energy in Chile. The 46-megawatt wind project will support the country’s […]
Mexico Proposes Reforming Its Environmental Audit Regime
Saturday, February 7th, 2009I’ve written here before about Mexico’s unusual environmental audit regime. Now the Federal Environment Prosecutor (Profepa) has released for public comment a proposed reform of the regulation governing the National Environmental Audit Program (Programa Nacional de Auditoría Ambiental – PNAA). Why? Profepa says that the while the participants in the program have changed over time, […]
Comisión argentina comienza trabaajo sobre los agroquímicos
Thursday, February 5th, 2009Desde la Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable (SAyDS): Comenzó a funcionar comisión para prevenir intoxicación por agroquímicos Presidida por la Ministra de Salud de la Nación, Graciela Ocaña, y con la presencia del Secretario de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable, Homero Bibiloni, sesionó hoy por primera vez la Comisión Nacional de Investigación para la prevención, […]
Mexico’s Superama Chain to Recycle Plastic Bags
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009Mexico’s Superama supermarket chain, a subsidiary of Wal-Mart de Mexico, has launched a campaign to collect and recycle plastic shopping bags. The chain hopes to recycle at least one million bags annually, and notes that if they only meet (but not excede, as they hope to do) this goal, they will save 59.6 metric tons […]
Now Renewables Have Their Own International Agency
Saturday, January 31st, 2009The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was created at a founding conference in Bonn, Germany, this week, followed the next day by a short working session of the preparatory commission charged with getting it up-and-running. The brainchild of renewable advocate Germany, with strong backing from Denmark and Spain, IRENA is intended to raise the profile […]
Bolivia Identified for Scaled-Up Climate Change Adaptation Funding / Se eligieron Bolivia para recibir mayor financiamento para fines de adaptación al cambio climático
Friday, January 30th, 2009From the World Bank: Climate Investment Funds: Countries Identified For Scaled-Up Adaptation Funding Governments make decisions on climate resilience pilot program Developed and developing country governments gave an important signal for action on adaptation yesterday by deciding which countries will be offered funding under a pilot program within the US$6 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF). […]
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