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By Julio Godoy

Biblical Plague Thrashes Africa

Millions of locusts are devouring vegetables, grains and even clothing in nine African countries. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization fears that the plague -- the worst in 15 years -- will extend even farther.

In a single day, a ton of locusts can eat just as much as 10 elephants. Credit: FAO

A cloud of locusts in Mauritania. Credit: FAO

By Marcela Valente

'The Kyoto Protocol is just a first step'

Tierramérica spoke with Joke Waller-Hunter, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and in charge of organizing the upcoming conference of parties to that agreement, to take place in December in Buenos Aires.

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By Franz Chávez

Fires Burn Out of Control

The residents of Santa Cruz, Bolivia are suffering the effects of air pollution caused by more than 2,000 forest fires that were started to clear land for crops and cattle.

Mexican maize. / Photo credit: Claudio Contreras

Argentine scientists create transgenic sunflower... Eco-certification for Colombian flower growers... Demands for release of Mexican maize report... Proposal to run Peruvian river through tube... Guatemala City's aquifers drying up...

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