Zona Cruda wins honorable mention in the EcoHealth 2010 Conference Art Competition
See the posting at: http://www.ecohealth.net/events_art.php
Ecuador logra inédito acuerdo para no extraer petróleo de la Amazonía
Ecuador logra inédito acuerdo para no extraer petróleo de la Amazonía
L’Equateur renonce à son pétrole amazonien
Ecuador, for pay, will not drill in Amazon reserve
Bill C-300 goes to a vote in the House of Commons in September or October
Bill C-300, a bill which will hold Canadian companies responsible for their actions abroad, goes to its third and final vote this fall. Contact your MP to let him or her know how important this is to you. To find out how visit the site: http://www.miningwatch.ca/en/urgent-action-support-legislation-hold-canadian-mining-companies-account-abuses-overseas.
Film Zona Cruda and theatre piece win NCCPH Knowledge Translation Graduate Student Award from the Canadian Public Health Association
Jena Webb was presented with an award for her knowledge translation work in creating the theatre piece and film, Zona Cruda, at the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Public Health Association on June 15th in Toronto.
The Video, Zona Cruda, has Been Viewed by Over 1,000 People!
Today, February 19th 2010, the viewer-ship of the video, Zona Cruda, surpassed one thousand people! The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Thank you, everyone!
Zona Cruda – the video – covered in Peruvian newspaper and the Ministry of the Environment’s Bulletin
The Peruvian daily newspaper, la Primera, covered the video, Zona Cruda, on February 17, 2010. The Peruvian Ministry of the Environment bulletin also picked up the story on the same day.
http://www.diariolaprimeraperu.com/online/archivo-pataditas-1-1792
New article evaluates biodiversity in and threats to Yasuni National Park (Ecuador)
A new article published in PLoS ONE has estimated the biodiversity of Yasuni National Park. They found that “The area is: one of the two richest in the world for amphibian species, the second richest known to date for reptiles, within the top nine richest centers for vascular plants (and the top center for trees and shrubs), among the richest lowland areas for birds, high in mammal richness (particularly for bats), and very rich in fish species.”…
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Fate of Yasuni National Park (Ecuador) oil up in the air
Last week several Ecuadorian ministers resigned over President Correa’s critical comments of their handling of the negotiations with donor countries over the terms of a reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation deal which would keep Yasuni National Park intact instead of going forward with plans to drill crude oil there. Correa has said, more or less, if they don’t like the terms, we’ll drill.
Read more (English): http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/12/world/AP-LT-Ecuador-Minister-Resigns.html
Le mas (español): http://www.eluniverso.com/2010/01/15/1/1355/asambleistas-contra-explotacion-petroleo-yasuni.html?p=1354&m=638
Amazon Native Leaders Assert Forest Stewardship for Climate Rescue
Amazonian indigenous leaders have a presence at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Read article By David Dudenhoefer on the Environment News Service at http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/dec2009/2009-12-08-01.asp
Canadian private members bill C-300
A Private Member’s bill up for review in Canada this fall, Bill C-300, would hold Canadian mining, oil and gas corporations accountable for human rights violations in foreign countries….
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