var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-31136041-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); The CONNECTAS blog is a journalism platform for the Americas. It is a place for sharing content, ideas, links, data, and documents in Spanish, English, and Portuguese with a transnational perspective on key issues for development of the Americas. For more information about this platform or to share information that you consider deserves widespread distribution, visit www.connectas.org Sobre este blog Este es el blog de CONNECTAS, una plataforma periodística para las Américas. Aquí se agregaran contenidos, ideas, enlaces datos y documentos en español, inglés y portugués con una perspectiva transnacional sobre temas claves para el desarrollo de las Américas. Para más información sobre esta plataforma o para compartir los contenidos que usted considere importante que se conozcan de forma masiva visite  www.connectas.org Sobre o blog Este é o blog de CONNECTAS, uma plataforma jornalística para as Américas. Aqui se adicionam conteúdos, ideias, enlaces, dados e documentos em espanhol, inglês e português com uma perspectiva transnacional sobre temas-chave para o desenvolvimento das Américas. Para mais informações sobre esta plataforma ou para compartilhar conteúdos que você considere de relevância para o conhecimento massivo, visite www.connectas.orgTumblr (3.0; @connectas)http://connectas.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc0prgeopW1rtu3rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Rota do Pacífico traz negócios e devastação</strong></p> <p>Publicado em <a href="http://www.estadao.com.br" title="Estadao" target="_blank">estadao.com.br</a></p> <p>Há um ano foi inaugurada a megaestrada Interoceânica Sul, de 5.404 quilômetros de extensão, que conecta o Pacífico peruano com o Atlântico brasileiro. Com ela, nasceram centenas de oportunidades de riqueza e desenvolvimento, mas também grandes desafios ambientais e sociais. A estrada abriu uma vasta área da floresta mais cobiçada do planeta à economia mundial. Milhares de pessoas estão chegando para habitá-la e também muitos investidores de países tão distintos quanto China, Rússia, França, México e Chile, em busca de negócios. </p> <p>A tríplice fronteira Brasil, Peru e Bolívia, antes povoada por árvores centenárias, vida selvagem e cerca de 100 mil habitantes em suas áreas mais conservadas, agora se encheu de ruído: a música dos novos povoadores, o zumbido das motosserras, o movimento dos comércios de todo tipo e o estrondo de potentes motores arrancando o ouro enchem o cenário. <a href="http://economia.estadao.com.br/noticias/economia+brasil,rota-do-pacifico-traz-negocios-e-devastacao,130613,0.htm" target="_blank">Leia mais</a></p>http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/33770280876http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/33770280876Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:45:11 -0500InteroceânicaAmazôniaBrasilmeio ambiente<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/48277118?byline=0" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Migración desesperada [video]</strong></p> <p>La Interoceánica ha servido también de entrada a Brasil de migrantes de toda América. Este es el caso de 347 haitianos que, entusiasmados con la idea de recibir los documentos para una nueva vida en Brasil, se quedaron atrapados en Iñapari, la población peruana fronteriza con Brasil que apenas tiene 1.500 habitantes. <a href="http://www.connectas.org/amazonas/es/vias3.html" target="_blank">Leer la historia</a></p>http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/32200633693http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/32200633693Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:53:56 -0500amazonasPerúBrasilHaitimigrationDesde imágenes satelitales para comprender los cambios que han sufrido las regiones de Pando, Madre...http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/32190750414http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/32190750414Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:11:53 -0500amazonasPerúdataCarretera InteroceánicaboliviabrasilDurante su recorrido por la Carretera Interoceánica, el equipo de CONNECTAS encontró historias de...http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/31854481935http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/31854481935Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:43:00 -0500amazonas¿Cómo se realizó el viaje a través de Perú, Bolivia y Brasil? ¿Qué historias se quedaron sin contar...http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/31794929531http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/31794929531Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:52:56 -0500PreguntaperiodismoinvestigaciónAmazonasPerúBoliviaBrasilConnectas lanza su primera iniciativa: "La autopista de la selva": Consejo de Redacción entrevista a...http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/31600550646http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/31600550646Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:26:00 -0500AmazonasinfraestructuraPerúperiodismoBoliviabrasil Hace un año se terminó la mega-carretera Interoceánica Sur de 5.404 kilómetros de largo que conecta...http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/31331849319http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/31331849319Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:11:00 -0500amazonasAutopista de la SelvaCarretera InteroceánicaPerúBrasilBoliviaInteractive map: child labour by country: Around 215 million children work in the world, without few...http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30814238950http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30814238950Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:00:26 -0500child labourmap<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9p37vY2cu1rtu3rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>How many latin american families cannot afford a house?</strong></p> <p>More than half of the families in 41 of Latin America’s biggest cities cannot afford to buy a proper formal dwelling using their own means, according to the IDB study <a href="http://www.iadb.org/en/research-and-data/dia-publication-details,3185.html?id=2012" target="_blank">“Room for Development: Housing Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean”</a>. </p>http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30803000321http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30803000321Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:59:36 -0500housingeconomyinfrastructurelatin america“6.4 million adolescents are in serious risk of dropping out secondary school in Latin America...http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30797484327http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30797484327Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:00:49 -0500educationchildrenadolescentslatin america<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9ke8kdXmB1rtu3rso1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Green Continent</strong></p> <p><strong>44%</strong> of the land in Latin America and the Caribbean is covered by tropical humid rainforests. Take a look to more <a href="http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/lac/" target="_blank">Vital Climate Graphics for Latin America and the Caribbean</a>.</p> <p>Author: Viktor Novikov, UNEP/GRID-Arendal</p>http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30519955108http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30519955108Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:58:26 -0500Environmentgreenlatin america“In the long term, no Latin American or Caribbean country has achieved the magic combination...http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30469238538http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30469238538Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:00:25 -0500developmentlatin americaeconomyBeyond the numbers of gross domestic product (GDP) and the Human Development Index (HDI), the...http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30319883599http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30319883599Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:58:35 -0500developmentInclusive Wealth ReportamericasColombiaVenezuela Do you know how many amphibian species of the Americas are considered as threatened? This key data...http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30315029740http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/30315029740Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:53:13 -0500natureEnvironmentamphibianstoolsweb appsDatabank: Indigenous Legislation in Latin America : This Inter-American Development Bank database...http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/29907562938http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/29907562938Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:00:10 -0500indigenous peopleLegislationlatin americaSeeing Between the Lines: Visualizing Global Poverty Trends: From the World Bank Data Blog.http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/29901663711http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/29901663711Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:51:54 -0500visualizationpoverty<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90jqmSaND1rtu3rso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Central America Mining Map. Human rights and environmental concerns.</strong></p> <p>This map from the <a href="http://www.enca.org.uk/mining.htm" title="Mining map ENCA" target="_blank">Environmental Network for Central America (ENCA, UK)</a>, zooms in the Canadian owned mines in Central America and environmental and human rights concerns by country. </p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.enca.org.uk/mining.htm" title="Mining map ENCA" target="_blank">Click here to enlarge map</a></strong></p>http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/29897008267http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/29897008267Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:48:00 -0500miningCentral Americahuman rightsEnvironment<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ztVx_a_CzNs?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Video animation: possible environmental benefits of the wastewaters re-use in Agriculture</strong></p>http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/29844808608http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/29844808608Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:50:48 -0500wateragriculturegreenEnvironment<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15999689?byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Tool: <a href="http://www.protectedplanet.net/" title="protectedplanet.net" target="_blank">Protectedplanet.net</a>, an interactive World Database on Protected Areas</strong></p> <p><img align="left" height="136" src="http://www.unep-wcmc.org/medialibrary/_Large/2010/10/26/5f3e7caa/ProtectedPlanetLogo.JPG" width="217"/>This UNDP web initiative allows you to search protected areas by country or location, and improve the information adding photos and partake in discussions. The download of data such as species information, international designations, etc. is also available.</p> <p>Visit <a href="http://www.protectedplanet.net%20" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.protectedplanet.net" target="_blank">www.protectedplanet.net</a> </a>to learn more about this tool</p>http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/29832133924http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/29832133924Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:47:05 -0500protected areasweb appsnatureOnly 3.4% of the marine ecoregions in Latin America are protected areas. According to a Nature...http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/29827421984http://connectas.tumblr.com/post/29827421984Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:49:09 -0500Marine Protected Areaslatin americanature