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Greenpeace cuts the word "No" into a field in Mexico state.
Credit: Greenpeace/Gustavo Graf
By Diego Cevallos

Mexico Shuts the Door on GM Maize
Mexico is closing the door on experimentation with genetically modified corn varieties. Environmentalists applaud the decision, but biotech scientists are disappointed.
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A wind turbine in Mexico.
Credit: CFE
By Stephen Leahy

Answer to Energy Crisis? Waste Not, Want Not
To fight climate change, it is not enough to produce alternative sources -- we must promote the idea of consuming less, warn experts.



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By Achim Steiner and Yvo de Boer

Playing for Our Lives
Governments of the world will gather in Kenya in November to discuss new ways to help the South adapt to climate change.

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Colombian Indians export organic coffee to Japan... Plant fibers instead of asbestos in Brazil... Argentina certifies plastic bricks for construction... UNEP communications policy a prize winner... Law delayed for limiting eucalyptus in Brazil... Guatemalan ban on leatherback turtle sales... El Tigre dam in Honduras loses support...
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