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Illustration of what the ozone hole over the South Pole looked like on Sep. 10, based on data from a NASA satellite.
Credit: NASA)
By Stephen Leahy

60 Years to Restore the Ozone Layer Over Antarctica
The ozone layer is recovering almost everywhere, but over Antarctica the process will take until 2065. "We cannot take the ozone layer for granted," says the director of UNEP, the global environmental authority.

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An ethanol pump in the United States, which imports this biofuel from Brazil.
Credit: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

By Mario Osava

Biofuel Boom Sparks Environmental Fears
Many countries in Latin America seek to emulate Brazil's use of ethanol and biodiesel. But environmentalists warn that intense deforestation is often the result of the expansion of these otherwise more eco-friendly fuels.
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In this section, Tierramérica shares letters from our readers. If you'd like to send us your comments, please write to: cartas@tierramerica.org.

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Aguará-Guazú
Credit: Sergio Minini.
El Niño returns... Maned wolf reappears in Uruguay... Volunteers clean up 300 Venezuelan beaches... Mapuches fight garbage dumps in Chile... Honduran journalists launch environmental award... Eco-gardens outside Havana's doors... Ant farming is good business...
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