Positive news from Argentina
Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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UNESCO adds 23 new sites to global network of biosphere reservesUnited Nations - Remote cloud forests in Viet Nam, hundreds of atolls in Micronesia and mangroves in El Salvador are featured in the 23 ecosystems which were added today to a United Nations network set up to fight biodiversity loss and promote sustainable development that helps local communities. |
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Study: Crush Garlic Before Cooking To Get Health BenefitsMendoza, Argentina - A study conducted by Argentinean researchers suggests that crushing garlic before cooking is beneficial for health. |
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Key stage to dengue fever replication foundBuenos Aires, Argentina - The discovery that the dengue fever virus needs to bend into a circle in order to replicate suggests new ways to treat this and similar diseases, including West Nile virus and encephalitis, say researchers. |
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Clean Penguins Return to SeaSanta Cruz, Argentina - Dozens of freshly cleaned Magellanic penguins waddled into the ocean Monday to the applause of onlookers, the first batch of close to 200 goo-covered birds that were rescued and washed after an oil spill. |
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Giant Dinosaur Discovered in ArgentinaBuenos Aires, Argentina - Argentinean scientists have discovered gigantic neck, back, and tail bones from one of the largest dinosaurs ever to roam the Earth. |
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Penguins Caught in Oil Spill Saved by “Commando” VeterinariansCabo Virgenes Nature Reserve, Argentina - First dozens, then hundreds of Magellanic penguins started to wash ashore at Argentina's Cabo Virgenes Nature Reserve in Patagonia in early May. |
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Penguins Marching Slowly Toward Recovery in Argentina, Experts SayPatagonia, Argentina - It's almost summertime in the Patagonia region of Argentina, and though the living isn't easy on its wind-scraped shores, threatened penguin colonies there are stabilizing, according to biologists. |
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News from South America
- Brazil says Amazon deforestation at record low
- new mammal menagerie uncovered in remote Peruvian cloud forest
- Brazil humpback population on the rebound
- Human Rights Court Rules in Favor of Community Over Ecuadorian Government
- Venezuela Ends Shark Finning, Creates Protected Area
- Peru Aims To End Child Labour
- Indigenous group and NGO establish crucial corridor in vanishing Atlantic Forest
- Peru is latest developing nation to adopt climate change initiative
- GM crops banned in Peru
- New rainforest and indigenous reserve established in Peru