Santiago del Estero Region (Argentina)

90 PERCENT OF LAND IS DESPERATELY DRY

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...

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AGRICULTURE-ARGENTINA: Desperately Dry

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...

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Argentina: Disappearing Farmers, Disappearing Food

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...

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Q&A: Desertification and Climate Change Go Hand in Hand

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...

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Q&A: Desertification and Climate Change Go Hand in Hand

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...

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Argentina Discovery: The North, excursions such as the Train to the Clouds present the Puna with...

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,...

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Schools closed in several Argentine provinces over flu - Summary

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...

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