Full Coverage: Central America

06.11.2009 Ways of using DNA barcoding on issues ranging from protecting health to prosecuting smugglers of bushmeat, endangered birds and plants are to be discussed at an international meeting in Mexico.

23.09.2009 Hours after Honduras' ousted president returned to the country and sought refuge in a foreign embassy, the military-backed regime launched a brutal attack against supporters of the former leader.

20.09.2009 Guatemala is experiencing a worsening food crisis in the so-called dry corridor in the east and northeast of the country.

06.08.2009 University students in the US and the UK are holding a "Transatlantic Day of Action" against alleged sweatshop abuses by billionaire investor Warren Buffett's clothing company, Fruit of the Loom-Russell Corporation.
+ Sweatshop protest at new UK Primark store

28.07.2009 Nicaragua’s total ban on abortions is endangering the lives of girls and women, denying them life-saving treatment, preventing health professionals from practicing effective medicine and contributing to an increase in maternal deaths across the country, says a new report.

04.07.2009 Costa Rica is the "greenest and happiest" country on the planet, according to the 'Happy Planet Index': Britain is ranked 74th.

06.05.2009 Innovations from Ethiopia, India, Nicaragua, the US and Uganda are named as finalists for this year's Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy.

23.02.2009 In Costa Rica, municipal authorities compete with each other to plant the most trees. UK cities seem to be more concerned about removal of chewing gum from the pavements. Does this reflect cultural diversity or just muddled priorities?

22.02.2009 Terrific speech to the UN General Assembly by Óscar Arias Sánchez, president of Costa Rica. He told the rich countries that military spending contradicts the Millennium Declaration. UN News

20.11.2008 A total of 91 trade unionists were murdered for defending workers' rights last year, with Colombia and Guinea the worst offenders.

07.11.2008 Emergency food aid, bottled water and hygiene kits are being distributed to thousands of Honduran families who have been forced to flee their homes after nearly three weeks of torrential rain.

19.05.2008 Hollywood actor David Harewood, a star of the film Blood Diamond, is supporting CAFOD's new exhibition which reveals the truth behind the glamour of gold through images and accounts from three continents.

07.05.2008 Jesus León Santos, the leader of a democratic farmer-to-farmer network, recently received a prestigious environmental award for promoting sustainability through traditional agriculture in Oaxaca, Mexico.

29.04.2008 In the wake of World Malaria Day, an anti-pesticide advocacy organization discusses the danger of spraying DDT to kill mosquitoes carrying the disease and promotes malaria prevention alternatives.

24.04.2008 This week's closed-door meeting of leaders from Canada, Mexico, and the United States is likely to produce changes that "will favor narrow corporate interests over the public good," write trade analysts Sarah Anderson and Manuel Pérez Rocha.

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11.04.2008 The recent economic downturn in the United States is causing a dramatic decrease in remittances -- the amount of money migrant workers send home to support their families.

10.04.2008 "Show your support of trade agreements that assure job security and decent livelihoods, and take a stand against the NAFTA model that displaces millions from their homes and jobs and furthers environmental destruction," urges a group advocating fairer globalization.

27.03.2008 NEW YORK, Mar 27 (OneWorld) - There will likely be fewer wildfires and more trees for future generations if loggers abide by a set of international rules on forest management, says a new study by independent environmentalists.

27.03.2008 North American environmental leaders recently issued a report calling for a greater commitment to green buildings in the region, where commercial and residential structures currently consume an average of 30 percent of total energy needs.