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Extractions: Update: Debt swap for conservation in Equador Debt swap for conservation in Equador Author: McNeely, J.A. (1988) Source: Sevilla, R.L. (1988). Debt Swap for Conservation : The Ecuadorean Case. Paper presented at Workshop on Economics, IUCN General Assembly, 4-5 February 1988, Costa Rica. Ecuador is a small South American country with extraordinary levels of biological diversity, containing nearly twice as many species of plants and animals as all of North America. To protect this diversity, 15 protected areas have been established, covering about 11 percent of the land area. As with many Latin American countries, Ecuador is suffering from significant external debt; its 1977 debt balance of $1.3 billion had increased to $9.4 billion by 1987, with 60 percent of the amount owed to private international lenders. It is apparent to the lenders that Ecuador - like other Latin American countries - is having great difficulties repaying the debt, and the lending banks have recognized this difficulty by reducing the price of Ecuador's debt by 50 percent in the past six months. Further, the debt crisis has generated austerity measures which are seriously hampering development efforts (including sustainable use management of biological resources). After examining the situation, a small group of Ecuadorian professionals, including the former General Managers of Ecuador's Central Bank and of Citibank-Ecuador, organized a private foundation, "Fundación Natura", to use the debt crisis as an opportunity to attract financial resources to be invested in conservation of biological diversity.
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Extractions: Ecuadors Supreme Court ordered the arrest of ousted President Jamil Mahuad and former Finance Minister Ana Lucia Armijos on the basis that they exceeded their constitutional authority when they partially froze private bank accounts to save Ecuadors collapsing financial system in March, 1999. The Court was particularly interested in a $3 contribution from a banker Mahuad received during his 1998 presidential campaign.
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Extractions: By James Reynolds in Santiago Heads of state from Latin America have been meeting for a summit in the Colombian city of Cartagena. The summit is the 14th annual meeting of the Rio Group, an alliance, which represents 19 countries in the region. High on the agenda of the two-day meeting has been democratisation and the need to ease the impact of economic austerity measures. It has been a summit full of promises and commitments. Colombia's President, Andres Pastrana, has called on countries in the region to reaffirm their support for democracy. Venezuela's leader, Hugo Chavez, has made an appeal for development, happiness and peace in Latin America. More importantly, the summit has been a chance for Peru's President, Alberto Fujimori, to defend his recent election victory, which was condemned by observers as unfair. The fact that Mr Fujimori has been welcomed to the Rio Group summit demonstrates that other countries here have accepted his victory.
Extractions: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the new leftist president-elect of Brazil, has said that the country will respect financial markets and prioritise the fight against hunger. Mr Lula - who received 61% of the vote in the recent elections - pledged fiscal austerity and sustainable growth. However, he also addressed the country's poor, saying his priority is to combat hunger and unemployment. When Mr Lula is inaugurated on 1 January, he will take over Latin America's largest economy, which is burdened by debt and suffering a deep economic crisis. He has also called on the IMF and other international lenders to help Brazil through its crisis and to extend credit lines to Brazilian businesses. Will Brazil's president-elect, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government be able to please the financial markets yet also combat poverty in the country? Can Brazil's new government make a difference? This Talking Point has now closed. Read a selection of your comments.
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Extractions: "...the most eloquent chronicle of the Soviet empire's demise." Washington Post Book World "...an extraordinary confluence of observation, hard work, knowledge, and reflection; a better book by a journalist on the withdrawing roar of the Soviet Union is hard to imagine." The New York Times Book Review
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Extractions: Breakfast is served before our arrival into Quito at 06.20 hours local time. After customs clearance our waiting coach will take us to the JW Marriott, Quito's most luxurious hotel, where our accommodation is booked for the next four nights. The whole of today has been left completely free to relax and acclimatise in this, the second highest capital city in the world. Laze by the pool, or explore the old city with its parks, plazas and low adobe houses. Quito has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its exquisite Spanish colonial architecture. (Meals B). Day 3 Wednesday At first glance the Andean highlands blend into a palette of green, dotted with farmlands. Impressive Spanish haciendas and whitewashed colonial towns are interspersed with deeply rooted Indian tribes whose culture and traditions remain as they were centuries ago. Just north of Quito is the small town of Calderon, known for the brightly coloured dough figures crafted by local villagers. Next we visit the Otavalo Indian Market featuring a fascinating array of colourful textiles and handicrafts. For more than 400 years Otavalo was a predominant market town along the Inca's Royal Road, where goods from the highlands were traded for products from the lowlands. The Otavalo Indians are Latin America's most prosperous indigenous group. Following lunch at the delightful Hacienda Pinsaqui we return to Quito. (Meals B,L).
Extractions: email natlaw@natlaw.com Decreto 5.089 Dispõe sobre a composição, estruturação, competências e funcionamento do Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente - CONANDA, e dá outras providências. 21-V-2004 Decreto 5.078 Dispõe sobre a execução do Quadragésimo Oitavo Protocolo Adicional ao Acordo de Complementação Econômica n o 18, entre os Governos da República Federativa do Brasil, da República Argentina, da República do Paraguai e da República Oriental do Uruguai, de 17 de fevereiro de 2004. 12-V-2004 ...
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Extractions: Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya sweeps the ball for four runs as South African wicket keeper Mark Boucher (R) and Darrel Cullinon look on during the first day of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Galle International cricket ground on Thursday. AFP photo Jayasuriya puts Lanka on top
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Equador, Quito, Diverse Tactics Of People Struggle Date Fri, 24 equador, Quito, Diverse tactics of people struggle Date Fri, 24 Aug 2001 tacticssuch as blockading roads and marching in front of government buildings, in http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/free/imf/ecuador/txt/2001/0824tactics_s
Extractions: Equador, Quito, Diverse tactics of people struggle Date Fri, 24 Aug 2001 A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E http://www.ainfos.ca/ >From IMC Weekly Print http://print.indymedia.org/ - Ecuadorian general strike against repression by Global IMC On August 8 and 9, Ecuadorians converged on key cities, the capital Quito, the port of Guayaquil, and Esmeraldas in the west, using diverse tactics such as blockading roads and marching in front of government buildings, in order to voice their opposition to Noboa regime policies. Activists expressed opposition to the government's: IMF-backed structural adjustment policies; bailout of the corrupt banking sector; privatization of the electricity sector; "restructuring" of the social security system; building of a new oil pipeline despite the opposition of local communities and environmentalists; impoverishment of the population; cooperation with the US-backed "Plan Colombia"; dollarisation of the Ecuadorian economy; neglect of native peoples; and, the US military presence in Manta. The mass-mobilization followed weeks of civil disobedience actions, protest marches, and work stoppages across this small Andean country of 13-million people during which doctors, teachers, farmers, natives, environmentalists, leftists, labour unions, students, women, the retired, the poor and the oppressed sectors of the country marched to press their demands against the government. On July 28, as police attempted to disperse a doctor's march, security forces fired tear-gas near a hospital maternity ward which resulted in the deaths of 2 infants. In February, four unarmed native protesters were gunned down while staging a roadblock during a nation-wide mobilization aimed at bringing down prices for fuel and transportation. Ecuadorians will continue their opposition with a National People's Assembly of Ecuador on August 18, 2001 in Quito. Protecting the rich from justice eyewitness account and editorial by Kole for IMC-Global (GUAYAQUIL) - While the specter of army and "security" forces in the streets of a Latin America city like Ecuador's Guayaquil might seem cliche, the use of armed guards to protect downtown businesses is another matter. What was most shocking were the smartly dressed men in Burger King, KFC, and Kodak uniforms standing in front of these symbols of global corporate greed, with their company logos firmly embedded on their caps and guns strapped to their waists. Yes, this is the Wild West of Capitalism in the 21st century, as banks and corporations throughout the global south find it necessary to "defend" themselves from the "unwashed masses" by armed force. While poor barrios lack the basic necessities of life, while 70% of Ecuadorians live in abject poverty, the government is spending money (ie, allocating resources) according to the dictates of the IMF and the US government. As a result, government funds are channeled into salvaging a corrupt banking sector and towards beefing up the country's security forces. In a society as polarized as Ecuador's, it is not difficult to recognize the classic guns-and-butter trade-off decisions of the Noboa government, services vs resources, in favor of protecting profit and extraction of resources over providing access to basic services. How many tankers of fresh water could be bought for the price of that one machine gun being wielded by the gray-camouflage-clad Special Operations Group (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales, GOE) officer guarding the Central Bank? How many low cost houses could be built for the one armored car used to put down the peaceful demonstration in front of the provincial government building of Guayas? Of course, the rich and powerful can never spend enough money suppressing the legitimate grievances of the poor and oppressed, to protect their own interests. To this end the armed guards in front of Burger King and KFC in Guayaquil are only a small symbol of the extent to which the neoliberal system will impose on the rest of the globe its politics of starvation in the pursuit of profit. But then again, if the money spent by the neoliberal elite on armed guards were instead redirected towards education, social programs, health care, and the strengthening of genuine people's organizations, there would probably be no more Burger Kings to defend! Organizing the barrios: A model for the developing world by Kole, Global IMC (GUAYAQUIL) - In major cities across Ecuador, such as Guayaquil, Esmereldas and Quito, the urban poor are often self-organized in barrio committees to better press their demands for greater rights. The problem of urban poverty throughout the global South has been growing ever since uneven development strategies and the implementation of Green Revolution technologies displaced many farmers in the 1960s and 1970s. The problem is further exacerbated by growing disparities in development between countries. For instance, in Ecuador, Guayaquil has quickly become the country's largest city as a result of its growth as a major port and financial center in the country's increasingly globalized economy. The results have been predictable: shanty-towns known as suburbios, or barrios, have rapidly grown around the outskirts of Ecuador's biggest city. Travelling with a CUBE activist, referred to here as G, I had the opportunity of visiting two Guayaquil barrios, Guasmo and Isla de la Trinidad. CUBE is a volunteer collective of barrio organizations organized by local peoples to press for greater rights. What I witnessed in Guasmo and Isla de la Trinidad can only be described as first rate examples of grassroots democracy in action. In both barrios, meetings were convened by the president of the barrio committee to discuss the day's events, people's needs, and how to go about meeting them. In Isla de la Trinidad, the committee also discussed the blockade they had organized to protest government policies, and how they would continue pressing the district prefect for access to potable water. At both meetings G, the CUBE activist who served as my guide, gave impassioned speeches on the importance of maintaining unity and drawing links between government corruption and the people's poverty. Not only was I witnessing an incredible example of self-organizing to better defend rights, I was also witnessing an incredible example of the activism of empowered women. In both barrios women were presidents of their respective committees, and the overwhelming majority of committee members at the meetings were women. The sad reality is that barrio women bear the hardest burden of Ecuador's impoverishment. In Guasmo, half the women belonging to the barrio committee were single mothers presiding over small shacks housing up to 17 children. The needs of these organizations are huge. In Isla de la Trinidad, the biggest problem is lack of potable water. The poor are forced to BUY their water from private companies at 57 cents a tanker, which is a prohibitively high price for families not ¨fortunate" enough to work on the docks at the nearby port, as informals working in the gray economy, or as maids for relatively better-off families. Access to schooling and health care facilities is deplorable, and the rates of infant mortality and illiteracy are the highest in the region. In Guasmo, I was told that there isn't a single thing that the barrio doesn't need: windows, roofs, and doors were missing from most houses. These facts are made even worse when one considers that in winter, rising water levels flood the barrio and spread unsanitary conditions. Even houses built by the government-funded MINDUVI project were more often than not incomplete. As the primary vehicle for channeling foreign aid to the poor, MINDUVI consumes considerable resources, yet only about 30% of this organization's funds actually make their way to benefiting Ecuador's poorest. The rest is appropriated by the Ministry of Social Wellbeing and its functionaries. A logical strategy for foreign governments would be to directly fund the barrio committees, but this would mean supporting groups that insist on actively promoting a cooperative and anti-establishmentarian mode of living, and that are far more loyal to radical anti-poverty groups like CUBE than to the government. Ecuador silences dissent By Kole, Global IMC Across Ecuador, a new government campaign has left its mark on the walls and hallways of government public offices. Posters for the new "The Law is the Law" campaign are popping up everywhere. This is essentially designed to place limitations on dissent, and to punish activists for various transgressions of "public order". For example the staging of road blockades can land a person in jail for three years, while the organization of land occupations (popular in rural areas to protest the plight of poor farmers) can result in six years of imprisonment. The posters list six offenses such as road blockades, land seizures, unauthorized protests, congregating in large groups, and other standard practices of dissent and democratic citizenship rights, which risk disproportionately large prison sentences. In a recent example, government security forces raided the university in Guayaquil after students clashed with police, entering classrooms and lecture halls to round up activists. In other parts of the country these powers were used to detain activists who had blockaded roads with trees and burning tires, a technique used here to disperse tear-gas. This Orwellian twist in the drama of the Ecuadorian people only indicates the true extent to which the government is desperate to crush broad-based opposition to its neoliberal policies. The fact that the OAS, or the Democratic Charter of the FTAA haven't been activated to condemn these decidedly anti-democratic practices is further proof of the hypocritical nature of these pan-American institutions. Ecuador Teachers Fight Privatization of Education By Kole, Global IMC Teachers of the Unión Nacional de Educadores (UNE) assembled in Guayaquil last week with national President Aracelly Moreno. The assembly called for coordinated actions of teachers throughout the country to work together with other popular sectors to stop the spate of privatizations in the country and the servile attitude of the government towards the dictates of the International Monetary Fund. In an impassioned speech to UNE activists, Ms. Moreno called on grassroots membership to prevent privatization of the last non-privatized education system in the whole of South America. Ecuador, she said, is the last bastion of accessible education in South America, and the Law Decree 200 that was fought for by teachers should be defended from neoliberal reforms at all costs. The assembly voted to extend the strike for an indefinite period, and to work more closely with other sectors - especially parents with whom the UNE is set to hold a national assembly for August 30 - in order to strengthen support for the UNE´s demands: 1) a halt to the government's plans to privatize education, 2) a salary and income increase for teachers so that they can meet the estimated cost of an average basket of goods, and 3) for the maintenance and improvement of access to education. Government response to these demands thus far has been to stone-wall UNE and to call instead for further dialogue. The teachers, for their part, have responded that they do not trust dialogue with the government, pointing to other groups who decided to talk to the government but where forced to return to the streets because they got nothing from those talks. The Assembly also called on UNE members to congregate on August 11 in Guayaquil at the grave of Rosita Perez, a teacher who was assassinated on August 11, 1973, by state security forces during similar anti-government protests by the teachers' union. "Her memory should serve as a reminder as to how far we are willing to go to secure free, public and accessible education for the children of Ecuador," concluded Ernesto Castillo, regional president of UNE. UNE President Moreno was arrested and imprisoned last year in a violent police raid on organization offices. - end
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Extractions: CONTENTS Washington Talks Blemish Economic Outlook for Turkey Turkey's commitment to tight fiscal policy next year is the key condition to securing a stand-by agreement with the IMF, government sources said. But some bankers believe that in view of the enormous damage caused by the quake, the IMF may support Turkey with a stand-by loan even if Ankara fails to draw up a fully satisfactory budget for 2000 A worsening outlook for the Turkish economy was revealed by the "1999 World Investment Report" published for the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). According to the report, Turkey comes 55th among countries receiving foreign investment, amounting to $800 million, which places it behind Lithuania, Croatia, Bolivia and Equador
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Extractions: There is some concern about the scheduling of exams. Normally exams are scheduled a year ahead of time by a committee of faculty and students. Though there are no schedules that will satisfy everyone, there have been some suggestions regarding the scheduling process. Evaluation of the exam schedules by the students is one idea. Another is an extended schedule into the weekends to allow for more study time between tests. If you have any proposals, please tell your reps or exec council members.
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Extractions: Europa The European Union in the World Delegations The European Commission's Delegation to Colombia and Ecuador [EN] - ES home what's new? links ... EU: Global Player On this site About us Welcome What do we do? Contacts ... More news... Special Features Notice of call for proposals FP6-2003-INCO-DEV-2 Alfa Programme. New deadlines for the call of proposals in academic co-operation between the EU and Latinamerica Notice of call for proposals EuropeAid/119232/C/G Notice of call for proposals FP6-2002 -INCO-DEC/SSA-1 ... TOP
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Extractions: jaVu.co.uk Articles Links Shop ... News Handy Andes by Dave Ferguson Introduction Bolivia Peru Equador THE HOWS THE WHYS AND THE WHEREFORES First, a few words of warning: The central and northern Andean states can, at times, be difficult places to exist. The challenges are both political and environmental. During the 6-month period in the area I experienced 1 military coup, 3 national transport strikes, the end of Ecuador's currency, and was tear-gassed the day I flew home. During that time I spent just 6-weeks below 2000m and saw 2 volcanoes erupt within a couple of kilometres of where I stood. Such occurrences can be vexing and potentially hazardous so a few words of advice: - If you're planning to spend much time in the region, learn Spanish, it'll make life a LOT easier - Read the papers (aided by the above) to keep abreast of political and volcanic activities. - Acclimatise. French 6a at 3500m is very, very hard work. - Take your time. Don't plan too much and allow lots of contingency time.
