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Inter Press Service is a global news agency producing independent news and analysis of events affecting the economic, social and political development of peoples and nations especially in the south

ENVIRONMENT-CUBA: ‘Forest Ranger’ Looks After Havana’s Trees
02 12 2008 HAVANA, Dec 1 (IPS) - "It all began with the cutting of the ceiba," recalls Isbel Díaz, founder of the project "El Guardabosques" (The Forest Ranger), an environmental initiative that seeks to raise ecological awareness among residents of the Cuban capital and involve them in the protection of their natural surroundings, in particular the city’s trees.

ENVIRONMENT-US: Bush Quietly Passes Dozens of New Rules
02 12 2008 UXBRIDGE, Canada, Dec 1 (IPS) - As the world community meets in Poland this week to find solutions to the climate crisis, the George W. Bush White House is chaining the United States' tiller to prevent a change of course by President-elect Barack Obama by passing new anti-environmental rules and regulations at a furious pace.

ARGENTINA: Frustration Over Veto of Glacier Protection Law
28 11 2008 BUENOS AIRES, Nov 28 (Tierramérica) - The decision by the administration of Cristina Fernández to veto a law to protect Argentina's glaciers -- important reserves of freshwater -- has caused deep concern among scientists and environmentalists who participated in writing the legislation.

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