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BUENOS AIRES, (Nov. 12, 2009) IPS/GIN - The persistent drought affecting some 90 percent of Argentine territory has slain cattle in the hundreds of thousands and caused forest fires, drastic restrictions on water use and local...
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 12 (IPS) - The persistent drought affecting some 90 percent of Argentine territory has slain cattle in the hundreds of thousands and caused forest fires, drastic restrictions on water use and local disputes...
Worldwide, industrial mono-culture farming has displaced traditional food production and farmers, wreaking havoc on food prices and food sovereignty. This is particularly true for the global south, where land has been...
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Marcela Valente interviews UNCCD representative MASSIMO CANDELORI* – Tierramérica BUENOS AIRES, Oct 6 (IPS) – ”The entire social fabric of an area is compromised when soils are depleted,” says...
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 6 (Tierramérica) - "The entire social fabric of an area is compromised when soils are depleted," says Italian expert Massimo Candelori, whose fight against desertification is increasingly linked to global...
The provinces included in this area are Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Chaco and Formosa. This corridor displays the wide diversity enveloping the North of Argentina: rainforests, yunga forests, valleys,...
Buenos Aires - Schools were closed for varying lengths of time in the Argentine provinces of Santa Fe, San Luis and Santiago del Estero to stop the spread of the A(H1N1) influenza, officials said Monday. At least 28 people have...
