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Monday, February 26th, 2007The Mexican state of Jalisco (JL) just published in its official gazette the text of its recently passed Law on the Integrated Management of Wastes. Jalisco joins the Federal District (DF) and the states of Colima, Guanajuato, Querétaro and Veracruz in adopting its own waste law to supplement the federal Law for the Prevention and […]
Even the Small Guys…
Thursday, February 1st, 2007Another entry that’s sat unfinished for far too long in the queue. Some of you might feel that maybe it should have stayed there, but I hope by the end of this post to convince you otherwise. At the end of November I read in the online edition of the Cayman Compass, the Cayman Islands’ […]
Parque Nacional do Iguaçu será o primeiro do mundo a receber o ISO 14001
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007Synopsis in English: Brazil’s Environment Ministry (MMA) says that Brazil is about to have the world’s first national park to receive the ISO 14001 environmental management certification. Iguaçu National Park, which includes the famous breathtaking waterfalls on the border with Argentina and Paraguay, is due to receive ISO 14001 certification in March. In order to […]
Eco-Certification for Tourism: The Role of Blue Flag, Part II
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006In Part I of this four-part series on the growing presence of Blue Flag in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) nations, I looked at Blue Flag’s criteria and process for certifying beaches. Here in Part II I’ll examine the marina criteria and process. Part III will look at what LAC beaches and marinas have already […]
Coral Reef Protection, Part II: The Current Situation
Tuesday, September 5th, 2006In the first part of my primer series on coral reefs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), I examined why it is important to protect coral reef systems, what sort of things threaten their survival. Here in Part II, I look at what coral reefs LAC has, what condition they are in currently, and a brief overview of what currently […]
Welcome to the Temas Blog / Bienvenido al Blog de Temas / Bem-vindo ao Blog de Temas
Saturday, August 26th, 2006Welcome to the Temas Blog! My name is Keith Ripley. I am launching this blog for the same basic reason I originally launched my website, temasactuales.com — because I couldn’t find anything like it on the web. This blog will be devoted to a discussion of evolving law and policy on consumer protection, environmental protection […]