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Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs
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By Néfer Muñoz

"The United States Is Putting the World at Risk"
The renowned Harvard economist maintains that there is no reason why the United States should be beyond the scope of the Kyoto Protocol, because it is the world's leader in greenhouse gas emissions.

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Equator Initiatives Award
The award was created to recognize initiatives for fighting poverty and for preserving biodiversity along the Earth's equatorial belt. The aim is promote successful and innovative formulas.

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Spotted dolphins, typical of the tropics. Photo credit: Photo Stock
Spotted dolphins, typical of the tropics. Photo credit: Photo Stock
By Néfer Muñoz

Promoting Care for Whales and Dolphins in Tropics
Promoting Care for Whales and Dolphins in Tropics Description HTML: The Costa Rican Pacific coast is the only place where two large populations of humpbacked whales meet, one from the north, the other from the south. The presence of the whales is being used to raise environmental awareness.

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Source: NASA

The Moon
The moon is often described as a natural satellite of Earth, as it is condemned to orbiting our planet. This link generates an important force, the effects of which are most evident in the ocean tides.

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Evaluating the wealth of Venezuela's Canaima Park... Promoting solar energy in Costa Rica... Round of 'green' negotiations with companies from Mercosur and the EU... A Study of Biosphere Reserves...

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