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Environmental Problems in Latin America Term Paper
Pages:6 (1697 words)
Sources:4
Subject:Environment
Topic:Environmental Problems
Document Type:Term Paper
Document:#85452921
FSC encourages businesses in Argentina using forest resources to promote a sustainable business policy and discourages businesses that neglect environmental and habitat concerns. Thus the FSC in effect is a global collaborative effort to minimize environmental damage and promote environmentally sustainable business practices and by doing so, protect our world from threats of global warming, acid rain, drastic climatic shifts and other serious consequences of environmental destruction and pollution. [FSC]
Conclusion
Argentina is one of the worst affected, economically as well as environmentally, among the Latin American countries. GM crops, in particular GM Soya, led an economic revolution, which unfortunately proved to be the environmental bane for the nation. GM cropping and Deforestation coupled to create a severe environmental debacle that has threatened to develop into catastrophic proportions. Thanks to the timely interventions from environmental groups like WWF, FVSA, FLR and other governmental agencies and NGO's, the situation has been checked under control and the rehabilitation projects are underway. It is hoped that the situation for Argentina will improve with the efforts of these environmental agencies.
Bibliography
WWF, "Environmental Problems in Argentina: More than 16 Million ha of Forest Cover Lost Between 1980 and 2000," Accessed May 15th 2007, available at http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/latin_america_and_caribbean/country/argentina/environmental_problems_argentina/index.cfm
WWF, "Argentina: Our Solutions," Accessed May 15th 2007,
Available at, http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/latin_america_and_caribbean/country/argentina/wwf_argentina_conservation/index.cfm
RTRS, "Round Table on Responsible Soy," Accessed May 15th 2007, available at http://www.responsiblesoy.org/eng/index.htm
The FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION Newsletter:,"
Accessed May 15th 2007, available at http://assets.panda.org/downloads/flrnewsletter6oct2003.pdf
WWF, "Native forest operation in Argentina is FSC certified,"
Accessed May 15th 2007, available at http://www.panda.org/how_you_can_help/successes/index.cfm?uNewsID=11280
Vesna Peric Zimonjic, " Environment - Romania: GM Soy to be Banned,"
Accessed May 15th 2007, available at http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35903
7) Branford, Sue, "Argentina's Bitter Harvest," New Scientist, 4/17/2004,
Vol 182 Issue
United Nations Human Development Report 2001: Making New Technologies
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Dr. Lilian Joensen & Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, " Argentina's GM Wows,"
Accessed May 15th 2007, Available at, http://www.i-sis.org.uk/AGMW.php
10) FSC, "The History of FSC -U.S.', available at http://www.fscus.org/about_us / Accessed Dec 12th 2007
Sample Source(s) Used
Bibliography
WWF, "Environmental Problems in Argentina: More than 16 Million ha of Forest Cover Lost Between 1980 and 2000," Accessed May 15th 2007, available at http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/latin_america_and_caribbean/country/argentina/environmental_problems_argentina/index.cfm
WWF, "Argentina: Our Solutions," Accessed May 15th 2007,
RTRS, "Round Table on Responsible Soy," Accessed May 15th 2007, available at http://www.responsiblesoy.org/eng/index.htm
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