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The Temas Blog

http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog

Musings about the evolution of environmental, health and consumer policy in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Added on: Oct 22nd, 2006
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Listed in: Green Law & Legal News & Media
• Tags: Brazil Brasil recycling health issues environmental protection reciclaje

Recent Posts

• Computer Take-Back in Rio de Janeiro / A Lei Sobre E-lixo do Municipio de Rio de Janeiro

  Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2009 at 21:44 in environment, Computers, Brazil, Brasil, recycling, peripherals, printer, meio ambiente, rio de janeiro, teclados, monitor, manufacturers

  Last week the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (MRJ) (population 6 million) became the first major Brazilian city to adopt an e-waste law.  The law is rather short and simple.  It requires manufacturers and suppliers of computers to receive in their...

• Eye on Ads: Latin American Idol Urges Paper, Tetra-Pak Recycling

  Posted on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 11:38 in Paper, ads, Packaging, recycling, american idol, panama, waste, reciclaje, psas, papel, envase, eye on ads

  An interesting ad from Panama, featuring Margarita Henriquez Vuela, the 2008 Latin American Idol winner (this is the Latin American version of the hit US television contest, American Idol) from Panama.  Paper packaging manufacturers and Tetra-Pak, t...

• Ceará Adopts Lamp and Battery Take-Back Law

  Posted on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 09:39 in Brazil, Brasil, waste, lamps, batteries, piles, baterias, pilhas, residuos, ceará, fluorescent lamps, electronic electrical equipment

  Yesterday the governor of the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará (CE) yesterday signed a law that would require the take-back of fluorescent lamps, batteries and piles.  The very brief and simple law requires vendors of such products in the stat...

• $22 Mil. Loan to Help Guatemala’s Protected Areas / Prestamo de US$22 milliones para fortalecer las áreas protegidas de Guatemala

  Posted on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 08:16 in conservation, ric, guatemala, idb, protected areas, áreas protegidas, petén, sigap

  From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Guatemala strengthens protections for sensitive areas through investments in land registration A $22 million IDB loan will finance the implementation of a physical cadastral registry for protected area...

• Still Possible to Challenge Projects on Environmental Grounds in Trinidad

  Posted on Wednesday June 17th, 2009 at 21:33 in venezuela, trinidad and tobago, high court, aluminum, ema, environmental justice, spl, privy council, la brea, port-of-spain, alutrint, environmental clearance

  Just read an interesting article in IPS News about the latest development in community efforts in Trinidad to stop plans for two aluminum smelters on the island.  Trinidad’s High Court quashed the Environmental Management Authority’s (EM...

• IDB Supports LAC Efforts to Combat A(H1N1) / BID apoya esfuerzas de ALC combatir el gripe A(H1N1) / BID apoia ALC combatir a influenza A(H1N1)

  Posted on Wednesday June 17th, 2009 at 16:31 in health issues, Central America, WHO, bid, salud pública, public health, ops, oms, paho, saúde pública, américa central, disease surveillance

  From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): IDB provides support for prevention and control of the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic in Latin America, Caribbean Japan top donor in Bank’s contribution to project aimed at strengthening disease surveill...

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