Category: Trade Green

Coca-Cola aids in Mexico's reforestation

MÉRIDA, Mexico - As part of its contribution to combating climate change, U.S. beverage giant The Coca-Cola Company has pledged to plant at least 30 million trees in Mexico over the next five years

Climate leads trio of unravelling EU deals

LUXEMBOURG (AFP) - European finance ministers failed on Tuesday to agree who will pay what to help developing countries fight global warming, in the biggest of three deals to come unstuck at their meeting.

Latin America closes ranks on climate change

LATIN AMERICA - As Latin American countries come closer to an agreement on their proposals for December's climate change summit in Copenhagen,

Brazil promotes biofuels at second Ethanol Summit

SAO PAULO, Brazil - During the second Ethanol Summit, the Brazilian government defended the ecological relevance of ethanol, claiming its production was a viable alternative to environmentally harmful fossil fuels.

Colombia exhibits its biodiversity in interactive butterfly gardens

CALI, Colombia - In a bid to attract the attention of tourists and scientists regarding a little-known fact about the biodiversity of Colombia,

Dominican Republic plans to reforest border with Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - The Dominican Republic plans to reforest its border with Haiti. As a first step it will plant 5 million seedlings.

Amphibian extinction threatens Latin America’s biodiversity

PANAMA CITY, Panama - Scientists and environmentalists are concerned about the possible imminent extinction of more than half of the planet's 6,000 species of amphibians

Experts discuss climate change

PANAMA CITY, Panama ( EFE) - Some 30 epidemiology and environmental health experts from 14 Latin American and European countries met in the Panamanian capital on 16 March for a conference on climate change and its effects on public health.

Prince Charles seeks to protect Brazil's Amazonian rainforest

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - During his visit to Brazil on 13 March, Prince Charles stressed the importance of protecting the environment

Dominican Republic bans wildlife hunting

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - On 4 March the Dominican Republic's Environment Minister Jaime David Fernández Mirabal, banned all actions