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By Diego Cevallos

Environment Under Enemy Fire

Burning oil wells, contaminated water supplies, horrendous epidemics and destruction by nuclear, chemical or biological weapons are some of the possible environmental impacts of a war in Iraq, say experts consulted by Tierramérica.

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By Carla Maldonado

José Saramago:
"Trees can be revived, the dead cannot"

"Ecological tragedies are very important, but human tragedies are more so," says Portuguese Nobel Laureate José Saramago in an interview with Tierramérica, commenting on the consequences of a potential war in Iraq being "prepared by the empire of the United States."

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By Thelma Mejía

Hybrids Could Provide Way Out of Banana Crisis

Banana varieties obtained by Honduran scientists could be the answer to the biological threat looming over this fruit's Cavendish family, the most exported banana type in the world. The new varieties have shown resistance to two fungus types that are devastating plantations nearly everywhere.

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By Patricia Grogg

Organic Farming Takes Off in Cuba

HAVANA - Organic tomatoes, ginger, broccoli, oregano and other produce and spices are readily available today in Cuba's free farmers' markets, thanks to the country's urban gardening programme.

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Banana Diseases

The banana is a crucial fruit for human beings. But the production of this food -- essential for hundreds of millions of people around the world -- is faced with the serious threat of plagues, particularly the black sigatoka fungus and Panama disease.

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