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Researchers are trying to protect the banana from its numerous enemies, and one of the tools they could use is to develop genetically modified varieties that are more resistant to pests. In Brazil, the greatest threat is black sigatoka fungus.
The current U.S.-Iraq crisis is an opportunity to look at the real issues of our time, Deepak Chopra says in this dialogue with Tierramérica. He warns that war is not compatible with sustainable development and suggests that the world needs to find more creative solutions to its problems.
Tourism boosts revenues for Argentina's national parks… Impact study of mining in central Peru… Water shortages in Colombia… Monarch still in danger in Mexico… Raising tilapia fish stirs the waters in Nicaragua… Guatemala draws up environmental profile… Costa Rica seeks to reinforce Central America's protected areas .
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Questions and Answers with La Ley, Café Tacuba, Deepak Chopra, José Saramago and Isabel Allende
