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Latin America: The Rapid Spread of Desertification

Posted by Belen Bogado on 04/11/2009

There is a fundamental difference between deserts and desertification. While deserts are a natural formations, desertification is a process of degradation of lands when affected by climate change, human activities, and natural forces until they eventually become deserts.

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Argentina: Victims' Testimony Against Members of Military Dictatorship

Posted by Eduardo Avila on 29/10/2009

The La Plata branch of the Permanent Assembly for Human Rights (APDH of its initials in Spanish) recently opened a blog to translate and share the testimonies of victims and their families who are testifying at the trials against members of the military dictatorship in Argentina.

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EcoAndina dispenses solar stoves and showers to needy Argentines

Posted by DeshRaj on 26/10/2009

Llama-herding communities of Misa Rumi in Argentina do not need to resort to deforestation to cook and heat their soups and stews anymore. A green initiative by the EcoAndina Foundation, a local NGO, is installing solar showers and donating...

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Pregnancy and Prisons: Women's Health and Rights Behind Bars

Posted by Juliana Rincón Parra on 24/10/2009

It is still a struggle to ensure human rights for pregnant women worldwide, and it seems that in the process, pregnant women in prison are many times overlooked. What have been some of the steps made to ensure that they are also treated humanely, with respect to the life they carry?

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17 Million Natural Gas Vehicles Predicted by 2015

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/10/2009

The number of natural gas vehicles on the road globally will grow to 17 million vehicles by 2015, up from 9.7 million in 2008, according to a new report from Pike Research.The report, Natural Gas Vehicles, forecasts that the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for U.S. NGV sales will be 17.7 perce ...

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