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Activistas en Porto Alegre pidieron dar prioridad al medio ambiente y no al comercio. Credit: Photo Stock

Activists at the World Social Forum want the environment and development – not trade - to be the global priority. Credit: Photo Stock.

Diálogos

By Gustavo González

Environmentalists Advance a Step in Porto Alegre

The citizens' movement is preparing proposals and demands for the "Rio+10" summit, setting an agenda in which sustainability also encompasses social equality, according to environmental activist Sara Larraín, who spoke with Tierramérica at the second World Social Forum.

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By Marcelo Jelen

Uruguay Eyes a New ‘Museum of the Sea’

A project to salvage the remains of some 200 shipwrecks would be a major step towards preserving Uruguay’s underwater cultural heritage, considered a key element for reconstructing history.

Uno de los dibujos más antiguos del árbol del cacao

One of the oldest known drawings of the cacao tree

Food of the Gods

The cacao tree is an illustrious native of the Americas whose fame has been sustained by the massive consumption of a product much desired around the world: chocolate. But many people are unaware that this delicious food originates from a tropical tree, producer of an extraordinary fruit.

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