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July 25, 2008


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ARTICLE:NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

Previous Articles

July 11	Guatemala/Region	Monsanto buys Cristiani Burkard
July 04	Guatemala	Merger secures funding for Fenix project
June 27	Guatemala	Mining Law is partially unconstitutional
June 20	Guatemala	Mining Law slowly moves forward
June 13	Region	The hurricane season begins
May 23	Panama	Oil exports suspended
May 23	El Salvador	Alba Petróleos accused of unfair competition
May 23	Guatemala	Opposition to the mining industry swells
May 16	Guatemala	Oil Fund Bill stalls in Congress
May 09	Guatemala	Petroleum Fund law sets off bitter controversy
April 25	Belize	Coastline faces irreversible damage
March 28	Guatemala	IDB seeks to boost biofuel production
March 28	Honduras	Forestry law exposes rift in civil society
March 14	Guatemala	Citizen participation and environmental policy
March 07	Guatemala	Land dispute in Izabal reaches point of crisis
February 29	Region	Mesoamerican Reef under siege
February 29	Costa Rica	Indigenous people reject Diquís hydrolectric dam
February 15	Guatemala	Colom is out to win hearts and minds in the oil rich region of Ixcán
February 08	Region	Central America is unprepared to face the challenge of climate change
November 30	Panama	Petaquilla mining projects under fire
November 23	Costa Rica	Doubts over debt for nature deal
November 02	Nicaragua	National disaster may force government to freeze debt repayments
November 02	Guatemala	Canadian oil and mining corporations seek FTA
October 26	Nicaragua	Rain cripples nation
October 19	Guatemala	Mayan biosphere reserve under threat
September 28	Costa Rica	Die hard
September 21	Region	Felix crushes Caribbean Coast
September 07	Panama	Oil spill exposes social injustice
September 07	Guatemala	Big business takes on development
August 31	Region	Guatemala hosts water conference
August 10	Guatemala	Lukewarm welcome for land dispute system
August 10	Guatemala	Biotech debate takes root in Guatemala
August 03	Honduras	Anti-mining protest ends in repression
July 27	Guatemala	Ixil communities demand greater benefits from new hydroelectric dam
June 22	Guatemala	Another community rejects open pit mining
June 08	Panama	Mining sector rises again
June 08	Guatemala	Food security jeopardized by soaring corn prices
June 01	Guatemala	Court rejects mining plebiscite
May 11	Nicaragua	Another petrodollar revolution?
April 27	El Salvador	Ethanol plan could prove mixed blessing
March 30	Region	Bio-fuels: an unexpected controversy
March 30	Guatemala	Environmentalists accused of defamation
November 17	Honduras	Doubts over oil bidding process
November 17	Guatemala	Tension mounts over Xalalá hydroelectric project
October 27	Panama	A transparent and democratic referendum?
October 13	Guatemala	Indigenous people reject open pit mining
September 22	Honduras	Zelaya angry at business sector
August 23	Guatemala	Five municipalities reject mining projects in popular consultation
July 14	Panama	Hydroelectric energy: controversial potential
June 30	Panama	Renewal of mining activity likely amid opposition and protests
June 23	Region	CAFTA paves the way for the patenting of biodiversity
June 23	Guatemala	Controversies persist over nickel project
May 19	Guatemala	No consulation on hydroelectric project
May 5	Guatemala	Uncovering the truth behind Montana's tax exemptions
March 31	Belize	Belize oil "of commercial quantity"
March 31	Guatemala	ILO upholds complaint made by indigenous communities against mining firm in Izabal
January 6	Guatemala / Belize	Oil and Belize: strategically inseparable issues
September 30	Guatemala	Lessons from community organization in Totonicapán
September 23	El Salvador	Rising oil prices drive interest in bio-diesel
September 16	Region	Katrina teaches CA salutary lessons
July 22	El Salvador	Conflict over biotech legal framework
July 15	Guatemala	Hydroelectricity: a potential tool for local development
July 15	Guatemala	Chixoy: a legacy of corruption & violence
July 8	Nicaragua	Push for investment in hydroelectricity
July 1	Guatemala	95% say no to mining
June 24	Guatemala	Private sector opposes water law
June 24	Nicaragua	Officials implicated in wood trafficking
June 3	Guatemala	Petén's Laguna del Tigre National Park: an environmental disaster zone
May 27	Panama	Revival of Tapon del Darien project?
May 27	El Salvador	Water: scarce and contaminated
April 29	Panama	Panama keeps its faith in oil
April 22	Guatemala	Flawed water law
April 22	Guatemala	Government and Montana a glittering alliance
April 22	El Salvador	Oil prices reach record level
April 22	Costa Rica	Hydroelectric project put on hold
April 8	Guatemala	Proposed Water Law attacked by industry and disparate social groups
April 1	Honduras	Land legislation threatens Garífunas
April 1	Guatemala	Mining: motor for development or benefit to big business?
April 1	Costa Rica	Border area under development
March 18	Costa Rica	Government ends Harken contract
March 4	Panama	Floods cause job cuts in banana industry
March 4	Guatemala	The Chixoy case: renewed push for compensation
February 25	Nicaragua	Renewable energy goes to waste
February 18	Guatemala	Mining under scrutiny by civil society
January 14	Panama	Modernization of Canal in doubt
January 7	Guatemala	Mining, a debateless debate
December 3	Guatemala	Northern Transver-sal Strip advances
November 26	Costa Rica	Moratorium urged on GM crops
November 12	Panama	Pipeline to link Panama to Colombia
November 5	Region	Isthmus hit hard by high oil prices
October 15	Nicaragua	General water law
October 8	Costa Rica	Pacuare dam: more lies?
June 18	Panama	Electricity rises spark protests
June 18	El Salvador / Honduras	Presidents to boost Megaprojects
June 11	Costa Rica	Alarm over shark fishing
June 4	Guatemala	Community-run forests, successful experiments in conservation
May 7	Region	Water submitted to foreign model
April 30	Honduras	Environmentalists win battle against mining company
April 23	Region	Water resources under threat
April 16	Costa Rica	Genetically modified tests continue.


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