dedicado a compartir ideas sobre como tener mejor salud física,mental y financiera a través del cuidado del medio .ambiente.
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Panama: waste collection, a system that collapsed /diarioecologia.com/panama-recoleccion-de-desechos-un-sistema-que-colapso
The municipality Capital produces about 1,500 tons of garbage every day, and it ends up being almost entirely buried in Cerro Patacon landfill.
There are no programs for the citizens separate waste at source, and recycling has never been a practice promoted by the government and has been left to small NGOs most they can do is make sporadic plastic recovery days , glass and paper.
The source reduction and separate collection at source and controlled disposal would bring a reduction in waste production over 50% and would avoid many environmental damage, but also requires an effort that no government has been willing to do .
While such a system brings economic use of waste in the first phase would involve an expense in special containers for glass, plastic and paper, and units should be available to do the transfer of each of these products. We should also mount various collection centers located throughout the city to try each residue.
And especially should be undertaken intensive educational campaigns so that every citizen begins to separate at source and deposit corresponding to each container.
It is a system that once you start to work brings benefits of all kinds, but make the pieces start moving this gear is not as straightforward and will be required especially from above. So far, the inertia is what continues to set the pace.
There are no programs for the citizens separate waste at source, and recycling has never been a practice promoted by the government and has been left to small NGOs most they can do is make sporadic plastic recovery days , glass and paper.
The source reduction and separate collection at source and controlled disposal would bring a reduction in waste production over 50% and would avoid many environmental damage, but also requires an effort that no government has been willing to do .
While such a system brings economic use of waste in the first phase would involve an expense in special containers for glass, plastic and paper, and units should be available to do the transfer of each of these products. We should also mount various collection centers located throughout the city to try each residue.
And especially should be undertaken intensive educational campaigns so that every citizen begins to separate at source and deposit corresponding to each container.
It is a system that once you start to work brings benefits of all kinds, but make the pieces start moving this gear is not as straightforward and will be required especially from above. So far, the inertia is what continues to set the pace.
Panamá, recolección de desechos / http://diarioecologia.com/panama-recoleccion-de-desechos-un-sistema-que-colapso
El municipio Capital produce alrededor de 1.500 toneladas de basura cada día, y la misma termina siendo enterrada casi en su totalidad en el relleno sanitario de Cerro Patacon.
No existen programas para que el ciudadano separe residuos en el origen, y el reciclaje no ha sido jamás una práctica impulsada desde el gobierno y se le ha dejado a pequeñas organizaciones no gubernamentales que lo más que pueden hacer es realizar esporádicas jornadas de recuperación de plástico, vidrio y papel.
La reducción en el origen y la recolección diferenciada en la fuente y una disposición final controlada traería una reducción en la producción de desechos de más de 50% y se evitarían innumerables daños ambientales, pero también requiere un esfuerzo que ningún gobierno ha estado dispuesto a hacer.
Aunque dicho sistema trae consigo el aprovechamiento económico de los residuos, en una primera fase implicaría un gasto en contenedores especiales para vidrio, plástico y papel, y también habría que disponer de unidades que hicieran el traslado de cada uno de estos productos. También habría que montar varios centros de acopio distribuidos en toda la ciudad para tratar cada residuo.
Y sobre todo habría que emprender intensivas campañas educativas para que cada ciudadano empiece a separar en el origen y deposite lo que corresponde en cada contenedor.
Se trata de un sistema que una vez que empieza a funcionar trae beneficios de todo tipo, pero hacer que las piezas de este engranaje empiecen a moverse no es tan sencillo y se requiere sobre todo voluntad desde arriba. Hasta ahora, la inercia es la que sigue marcando la pauta.
The City of Fury /RECOMMENDATIONS :environmental impact study://www.prensa.com/impreso/deportes/ciudad-furia/195125
The city of fury
Pandeportes says that the area of high performance help many athletes around the country, but the inhabitants say they do not take into account.
MORENO URIETA YAISSEL/yurieta@prensa.com
PROGRESS. Since the machines are in the process of lifting of land to make the area ready for construction of the sports city of Colón. LA PRENSA / Gabriel Rodríguez
30/07/2013 Inhabitants of residential Davis en Colón dressing again war against the Government and Pandeportes. The reason: already officially began construction of the sports city on the Atlantic coast.
Although at the end of January of this year all parties involved (company Condotte, Pandeportes and inhabitants of the area)met and supposedly materialized to warn when the approval of the environmental impact assessment (EIA)was did and put start date for starting work, that did not happen.
According to Ernesto Fruto, president of the local board of the inhabitants of Davis, and Sayori Archibold, one of those affected by the construction, two weeks ago began arriving equipment and workers to begin to remove the ground, where it would be the sports city.
"We know that the EIA was approved two weeks ago, but we never warned about start working now, no one said anything," said Fruit, who also added that "they came almost furtively," referring to workers Company J & M Design and Construction.
On other hand, Archibold said that in recent days there was an outbreak of fire when workers burned the part where they have to work and it is get out of control, an act that,in according to Fruto, It was not reported in the office of Firefight of the area because they didn't reported the incident.
Addition to dislike for start of work without notice, the residents claim that the construction is not respecting the six acres that supposedly divide the sports city from the house, especially in streets of retirees.
"If anything there about 50 meters of division between the street and the building point," said Archibold, who also says he is concerned that the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) hasn't made the wildlife rescue and workers are getting into the forest, taking away the animals home
Another point that has outraged the community of Davis is that they heard that are closing the path to it was the Lions Club in the area, which was collapsed two days ago by the contractor In this case, the project was given to Condotte.
How to will arrive families living near the construction, if the only available access road is in poor condition and when it rains flooded to the point that no one knows where he is?" Asked Archibold.
"This threw them, two days ago, their end is to this hill to the street level to begin construction, which will cause heavy rains during floods are stronger, before three days we remained flooded, now the problem of the construction will be worse, "he said Archibold.
“To date, the inhabitants admitted not having had more contact with any representative of Pandeportes or Condotte for to know what will happen to them and what will be the access to the homes of some families.
"They almost came like Pedro on his owned the place, do not respect the time of the day, working day and night," said Fruto, who admitted that the first day they saw them working, the residents who were in the area were in their cars to the old Lions Club to make a protest with the whistles of their cars and shouting slogans.
HARD PROTESTS
"They started taking pictures of the cars plate to intimidate us, but we will not," said Archibold.
Similarly, argued that the meeting last January was never an agreement and yet because construction go anyway.
"They put barbed wire for fencing everywhere, thinking that in this area there are many children that can do damage with that," said fruto.
For now, they are waiting the results of the meeting with other representatives of reverted areas to know what steps will its take on the issue of the construction and its affectations, to which Archibold countered: "Are 64 million for two fields and track, how many fields you can do with all those money in the whole country. "
FROM PANDEPORTES
The CEO of the sports, Javier Tejeira, was a little annoyed by the statements of the inhabitants to indicate that "what company would start a job without having been approved the environmental impact study?, None, because it would have many demands and problems. "
He then indicated that it was 'commotion' and would not have to respond to such accusations. After a few seconds he said: "I have no greeting anyone why they say I have three months I'm not going, I was on Sunday, not only Davis, but to monitor the work being done in Arco Iris" said Tejeira.
He also noted that the environmental impact study did not say it anywhere that he had to meet with a few persons, every three months. "Everything that involves the EIA has fully complied according to Anam".
While still discomfort among residents of Davis and the director of Pandeportes by the construction and operation of the sports city, the work had began to walk.
FACTS
The work, which will cost 65 million Balboas, includes a baseball stadium, multipurpose gym, athletics exclusive track, high performance center, administrative building and parking area.
According Pandeportes, deforestation, earth moving and cleaning the area are complying with the environmental impact study.
ANAM PRESENTS SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
While Davis residents continue their dispute over the construction of the sports, the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) sent a series of recommendations compiled in environmental resolution.
This environmental study, category II, was approved by the Anam on May 14, 2013.
Among the 13 recommendations in the payment document highlights the ecological compensation by the company doing the work.
This will take 30 working days to make payment once the Regional Administration of Columbus give to know the amount to pay.
Similarly, must be submited to the Regional Anam Colón office where indicated if the carrying capacity of the land for the construction of structures, issued by the MOP.
Also appears prior to the start of construction, confirmation to Colón of ANAM office, note of address of protected areas and wildlife which endorses the plan of rescue and relocation of wildlife.
The Builder must, likewise, be submitted to the National Institute of Culture (INAC) the discovery of any object of historic or archaeological value.
Must be submitted to the Anam any modification, addition or change of techniques or measures that are not covered in this study approved environmental impact in order to ensure the standards established for such purposes.
GUSTAVO AMPUDIA P.
Monday 29 July 2013
Saturday 27 July 2013
NATURA - MEDIO AMBIENTAL ©: 15 soluciones para los problemas ambientales más p...
NATURA - MEDIO AMBIENTAL ©: 15 soluciones para los problemas ambientales más p...: Pobreza que lastima el alma / Fotografia: Balaji Maheshwar .- La humanidad está viviendo confiada pero está equivocada en sentido de...
Coiba, the remaining challenges AITOR IRIBERRI /fuente:http://www.laestrella.com.pa/online/impreso/2013/07/27/coiba-los-retos-aun-pendientes.asp
Coiba, the remaining challenges
AITOR IRIBERRI
Yesterday marked eight years of Coiba designation as a world natural heritage. The management plan is not convincing
 |
| PROTECTION. Compliance Management Plan Coiba Island is a outstanding allocations. Photo: Courtesy | The Star |
 |
| CATTLE. There is a population of 2,500 cows in Coiba. Photo: Didier Magallon | The Century |
 |
| PARK. ANAM Facilities Coiba Island. Photo: Didier Magallon | The Century |
7/27/2013 - 12:00:00 AM - PANAMA. While Unesco appointed eight years ago Coiba National Park as Natural World Heritage site, the international organization could still declare this area endangered by the breach of commitments established for conservation, board members say Coiba National Park. The compliance with the management plan Coiba Island is one of the remaining tasks of the government, and according to John Matte, Operations Manager and Scientific Affairs of Panama Smithsonian, the evaluation was performed with the National Environmental Authority (ANAM) and board members in early July found that only 5% of the management plan has been met so far in a period of 4 years of implementation. 'It was a very poor performance, "added Matt. stated the official part of the problem is that you have assigned a budget that is appropriate. 'Coiba Park generates an annual income of a million and a half dollars, but in the state budget is allocated just $ 35 billion and the environmental trust fund for protected areas is allocated $ 60 billion. So he allocates $ 95,000 to an area that is generating $ 1,500,000. That money could reverse running in the park, said Mate.CHALLENGES Another Unesco demands still pending is an application which dates from 2005 by the organization to be removed from Coiba cattle inhabiting the island as an invasive species. An estimated 2,500 cows live freely in Coiba. "There have been meetings with MIDA, ANAM, the Park Board, the Ministry of Security and the Ministry of Government to remove them, but we just need the political will for the livestock conditions re suelva. The problem of livestock is considered the number one threat to the park and still not be resolved, "said the scientist. Also one of the problems facing the Park Coiba is the marine protection zone is to the west and is also part heritage. According to Mate, 'since 2004 UNESCO has requested the fisheries regulations prepared for this special area and has not been able to do either. There are no set rules for the area. The sectors have not been agreed and this also endangers the status of the park. " Unesco also called for the country to submit a reorganization plan for the coastal area of Veraguas and Chiriqui, which is the area of influence of the Park . That has not been submitted ', lamented Mate.
Friday 26 July 2013
Thursday 25 July 2013
Promoción Feria de Reciclaje / sábado 3 de agostol
![Los esperamos el sábado 3de agosto de 8:00 a 4:30 en los estacionamientos de la parroquia Nuestra Señora de Lourdes,esta es una actividad organizada por el grupo juvenil de la parroquia @[100006246251001:2048:Ixoye Ictus] apoyada por @[562118771:2048:Fas Panamá Por Panamá].](https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/s403x403/998546_10153030461975133_928243280_n.jpg)
Los esperamos el sábado 3de agosto de 8:00 a 4:30 en los estacionamientos de la parroquia Nuestra Señora de Lourdes,esta es una actividad organizada por el grupo juvenil de la parroquia Ixoye Ictus apoyada por Fas Panamá Por Panamá.
Saturday 20 July 2013
Wednesday 17 July 2013
EUROPA - Press Releases - Nota de prensa - Medio Ambiente: El futuro de nuestro sistema alimentario? Háganos saber lo que piensas.
EUROPA - Press Releases - Nota de prensa - Medio Ambiente: El futuro de nuestro sistema alimentario? Háganos saber lo que piensas.: EUROPA - Press Releases - Nota de prensa - Medio Ambiente: El futuro de nuestro sistema alimentario? Háganos saber lo que piensas.
Environment: What future for our food system? / European Commission
European Commission
"In Europe we waste about 89 million tons of food every year. Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: "This is morally and economically unacceptable and is all the more horrific when you consider the true scale of the resources required to produce those 89 million tons! We are also wasting all those resources. There's something wrong with the system."
complete information in:http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-688_en.htm
Tuesday 16 July 2013
will create biogas from straw and manure(muck) /crédito: La Prensa, 10 de julio de 2013, vivir +(ambiente)
googletranslate with some modifications of GES
VIVIR +
Create biogas from straw and manure (muck)
Bioman Project will create a more efficient process of degradation of straw and manure. These are components of biogas.
EFE. VALENCIA, SPAIN
10/07/2013 - Take advantage of straw is mixed with manure and other farm waste, with the aim of increasing production by 40% in the nearly 7000 biogas plants are in Europe, is the goal of Bioman project.
According to a press Ainia, technology center based in Valencia, authorities and companies in Europe agree that the future to generate biogas passes through the use of organic leftovers from the food industry, and one of those raw materials is from the non-food biomass such as manure and other debris from the livestock sector.
Bioman The project will develop a new technology to treat materials such as straw, which is mixed with manure and other farm waste, which so far can not be treated to generate biogas for its complex degradation.
The new technology applied, based on the development of a "re-injection circuit" intends to use them more biodegradable these radicals through the application of technological methods both physical (eg, ultrasonic) and enzyme, so that they can be treated again to generate biogas in the same plant.
The project is intended to further optimize the production of biogas European based biomasses and manure use second-generation, so as to increase by 40% the production of biogas.
This technology can be applied to more than 7000 plants of this kind in Europe, thus improving profitability and sustainability, the sources added.
The first phase of the project, works on the identification, quantification and characterization of biomass, and then address the application of pretreatment and evaluation of their effect on the biomass, and the entrance to the industrial scale.
VIVIR +
 |
| (TECNOLOGÍA. Restos ganaderos son clave para biogás.)TECHNOLOGY. Remains farmers are key to biogas. |
Create biogas from straw and manure (muck)
Bioman Project will create a more efficient process of degradation of straw and manure. These are components of biogas.
EFE. VALENCIA, SPAIN
10/07/2013 - Take advantage of straw is mixed with manure and other farm waste, with the aim of increasing production by 40% in the nearly 7000 biogas plants are in Europe, is the goal of Bioman project.
According to a press Ainia, technology center based in Valencia, authorities and companies in Europe agree that the future to generate biogas passes through the use of organic leftovers from the food industry, and one of those raw materials is from the non-food biomass such as manure and other debris from the livestock sector.
Bioman The project will develop a new technology to treat materials such as straw, which is mixed with manure and other farm waste, which so far can not be treated to generate biogas for its complex degradation.
The new technology applied, based on the development of a "re-injection circuit" intends to use them more biodegradable these radicals through the application of technological methods both physical (eg, ultrasonic) and enzyme, so that they can be treated again to generate biogas in the same plant.
The project is intended to further optimize the production of biogas European based biomasses and manure use second-generation, so as to increase by 40% the production of biogas.
This technology can be applied to more than 7000 plants of this kind in Europe, thus improving profitability and sustainability, the sources added.
The first phase of the project, works on the identification, quantification and characterization of biomass, and then address the application of pretreatment and evaluation of their effect on the biomass, and the entrance to the industrial scale.
Monday 15 July 2013
Saturday 13 July 2013
Las ballenas jorobadas, en el Pacífico panameño/crédito:"La Prensa, vivir+ pág.4B,13 de julio 3013
Las ballenas jorobadas, en el Pacífico panameño
Los científicos se valen de fotos, transmisores y muestras biológicas para estudiar las poblaciones y la salud de las ballenas.
TAMARA DEL MORAL
tdelmoral@prensa.com
COMPORTAMIENTO. Saltos, aletazos y cantos son algunos hábitos que aún no se comprenden totalmente. EFE
13/07/2013 - Cada año, cientos de ballenas jorobadas (Megaptera novaeangliae) migran desde los hemisferios norte y sur para reproducirse en aguas del Pacífico panameño.
Durante el invierno boreal, las jorobadas del Pacífico norte migran hacia las aguas someras y cálidas de las zonas tropicales y subtropicales para aparearse y tener sus crías, mientras que en el hemisferio sur es verano y las poblaciones de jorobadas que se encuentran por la península Antártica se están alimentando.
Cuando las estaciones cambian y llega el verano al hemisferio norte y el invierno al sur, las jorobadas del Pacífico norte regresan a sus áreas de alimentación en aguas de Estados Unidos y Canadá, y las poblaciones de la Antártica migran por la costa del Pacífico y llegan a Panamá.
El archipiélago de Las Perlas es un sitio ideal para la reproducción de esta especie. Anualmente llegan aquí entre 100 y 300 jorobadas, conocidas también como yubartas. En promedio, la época de reproducción para las ballenas que vienen del hemisferio norte a Panamá es de diciembre a marzo, y para las que llegan desde el sur, entre junio y diciembre. La mayor abundancia de ballenas se da entre agosto y septiembre.
La científica Betzi Pérez- Ortega, del Instituto Smith- sonian de Investigaciones Tropicales (Stri), explica que aunque es difícil distinguir los colores de las ballenas en el agua, estas sí tienen una ligera diferencia: las del Pacífico norte son más negras y sus pectorales también; las de la Antártica son mucho más blancas y las del Atlántico norte tienen el cuerpo más negro, pero sus aletas pectorales tienden a ser más blancas.
Las jorobadas tienen dos orificios nasales y unas protuberancias con vello en su rostro, que se cree utilizan para obtener información de su entorno mientras nadan.
También tienen surcos ventrales, que expanden para obtener grandes bocanadas de agua de la que filtran su alimento usando la lengua y sus barbas. Las ballenas del Atlántico y Pacífico norte se alimentan, generalmente, de peces y las de la Antártica, más de krill.
Aún no se sabe con certeza por qué estos mamíferos marinos saltan, pero se cree que puede ser una forma de comunicarse o para quitarse los ectoparásitos. Algunas forman una alineación en espiral para acorralar a los peces y, a medida que van ascendiendo, producen burbujas y sonidos que aturden a los peces. Luego se agrupan en una especie de red alrededor del banco de peces, y todas salen casi al unísono con las bocas abiertas para capturarlos. Esta estrategia la aplica principalmente la población del Atlántico norte, indica Pérez-Ortega.
Las aletas pectorales de las jorobadas pueden medir la tercera parte de su tamaño (aproximadamente 5m de longitud) y, con ellas, acostumbran a dar aletazos en la superficie del agua. La aleta dorsal está montada sobre una giba. Tanto la aleta dorsal como la caudal (cola) son útiles para identificarlas.
En el pasado, la caza comercial diezmó las poblaciones de estas ballenas, pero se están recuperando.
En Panamá, el Dr. Héctor Guzmán, de Stri, ha estudiado la población y las rutas migratorias de las jorobadas en el archipiélago de Las Perlas, donde se han identificado unas 250, utilizando fotos de sus colas. También ha propuesto una estrategia separadora de tráfico para reducir las colisiones entre ballenas y barcos que atraviesan el Canal de Panamá, que implica el trazado de “carriles” de entrada y salida del Canal y la reducción de la velocidad.
Según Guzmán, una delegación oficial técnica irá a Londres a representar a Panamá ante la Organización Marítima Internacional en septiembre, donde se revisará la propuesta para recomendar su implementación.
Los científicos se valen de fotos, transmisores y muestras biológicas para estudiar las poblaciones y la salud de las ballenas.
TAMARA DEL MORAL
tdelmoral@prensa.com
COMPORTAMIENTO. Saltos, aletazos y cantos son algunos hábitos que aún no se comprenden totalmente. EFE
13/07/2013 - Cada año, cientos de ballenas jorobadas (Megaptera novaeangliae) migran desde los hemisferios norte y sur para reproducirse en aguas del Pacífico panameño.
Durante el invierno boreal, las jorobadas del Pacífico norte migran hacia las aguas someras y cálidas de las zonas tropicales y subtropicales para aparearse y tener sus crías, mientras que en el hemisferio sur es verano y las poblaciones de jorobadas que se encuentran por la península Antártica se están alimentando.
Cuando las estaciones cambian y llega el verano al hemisferio norte y el invierno al sur, las jorobadas del Pacífico norte regresan a sus áreas de alimentación en aguas de Estados Unidos y Canadá, y las poblaciones de la Antártica migran por la costa del Pacífico y llegan a Panamá.
El archipiélago de Las Perlas es un sitio ideal para la reproducción de esta especie. Anualmente llegan aquí entre 100 y 300 jorobadas, conocidas también como yubartas. En promedio, la época de reproducción para las ballenas que vienen del hemisferio norte a Panamá es de diciembre a marzo, y para las que llegan desde el sur, entre junio y diciembre. La mayor abundancia de ballenas se da entre agosto y septiembre.
La científica Betzi Pérez- Ortega, del Instituto Smith- sonian de Investigaciones Tropicales (Stri), explica que aunque es difícil distinguir los colores de las ballenas en el agua, estas sí tienen una ligera diferencia: las del Pacífico norte son más negras y sus pectorales también; las de la Antártica son mucho más blancas y las del Atlántico norte tienen el cuerpo más negro, pero sus aletas pectorales tienden a ser más blancas.
Las jorobadas tienen dos orificios nasales y unas protuberancias con vello en su rostro, que se cree utilizan para obtener información de su entorno mientras nadan.
También tienen surcos ventrales, que expanden para obtener grandes bocanadas de agua de la que filtran su alimento usando la lengua y sus barbas. Las ballenas del Atlántico y Pacífico norte se alimentan, generalmente, de peces y las de la Antártica, más de krill.
Aún no se sabe con certeza por qué estos mamíferos marinos saltan, pero se cree que puede ser una forma de comunicarse o para quitarse los ectoparásitos. Algunas forman una alineación en espiral para acorralar a los peces y, a medida que van ascendiendo, producen burbujas y sonidos que aturden a los peces. Luego se agrupan en una especie de red alrededor del banco de peces, y todas salen casi al unísono con las bocas abiertas para capturarlos. Esta estrategia la aplica principalmente la población del Atlántico norte, indica Pérez-Ortega.
Las aletas pectorales de las jorobadas pueden medir la tercera parte de su tamaño (aproximadamente 5m de longitud) y, con ellas, acostumbran a dar aletazos en la superficie del agua. La aleta dorsal está montada sobre una giba. Tanto la aleta dorsal como la caudal (cola) son útiles para identificarlas.
En el pasado, la caza comercial diezmó las poblaciones de estas ballenas, pero se están recuperando.
En Panamá, el Dr. Héctor Guzmán, de Stri, ha estudiado la población y las rutas migratorias de las jorobadas en el archipiélago de Las Perlas, donde se han identificado unas 250, utilizando fotos de sus colas. También ha propuesto una estrategia separadora de tráfico para reducir las colisiones entre ballenas y barcos que atraviesan el Canal de Panamá, que implica el trazado de “carriles” de entrada y salida del Canal y la reducción de la velocidad.
Según Guzmán, una delegación oficial técnica irá a Londres a representar a Panamá ante la Organización Marítima Internacional en septiembre, donde se revisará la propuesta para recomendar su implementación.
Humpback whales in the Panamanian Pacific/ "La Prensa", Vivir+ página 4B del july13,2013.
Humpback whales in the Panamanian Pacific
Researchers make use of photos, transmitters and biological samples to study the health of populations and whales.
TAMARA'S MORAL
tdelmoral@prensa.com
BEHAVIOR. Jumping, flapping songs are some habits that are not yet fully understood. EFE
13/07/2013 - Every year, hundreds of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrate from the northern and southern hemispheres to breed in the Pacific waters of Panama.
During the winter, humpbacks migrate north Pacific and warm shallow waters of tropical and subtropical areas to mate and give birth while in the southern hemisphere's summer and humpback populations are found in the Antarctic Peninsula they are feeding.
When the seasons change and summer comes to the northern hemisphere and winter in the south, the north Pacific humpback return to their feeding grounds in the waters of the United States and Canada and Antarctic populations migrate through the Pacific coast and arrive to Panama.
The archipelago of Las Perlas is an ideal site for the reproduction of this species. Annually arrive here between 100 and 300 humpback, also known as humpbacks. On average, the breeding season for the whales that come to Panama northern hemisphere is from December to March, and for those coming from the south, between June and December. The greater abundance of whales is between August and September.
The scientific Betzi Pérez-Ortega, the Smithsonian Institute of Tropical Research (Stri) explains that although it is difficult to distinguish the colors of the whales in the water, they do have a slight difference: the North Pacific are blacker and pectoral Also, those of the Antarctic are much whiter and North Atlantic have the black body, but their pectoral fins tend to be more white.
Humpbacks have two nostrils and protuberances with hair on his face, believed used to obtain information from their environment while swimming.
They also have ventral grooves that expand to get big gulps of water they filter their food using the language and their beards. Whales of the Atlantic and North Pacific feeding generally fish and the Antarctic krill over.
No one knows for sure why these marine mammals jump, but is believed to be a way to communicate or to remove ectoparasites. Some form a spiral alignment to corral the fish and ascending as they produce bubbles and sounds that stun the fish. Then fall into a sort of net around the school of fish, and all out almost in unison with their mouths open to catch them. This strategy applies mainly the North Atlantic population, says Pérez-Ortega.
The flippers of the humpback can measure the third of its size (approximately 5m in length) and, with them, usually give flapping on the surface of the water. The dorsal fin is mounted on a hump. Both the dorsal fin and the flow (queue) are useful for identification.
In the past, commercial whaling decimated the populations of these whales, but are recovering.
In Panama, Dr. Hector Guzman, Stri, has studied the population and humpback migration routes in the archipelago of Las Perlas, where about 250 have been identified, using photos of their tails. It has also proposed a traffic separation strategy to reduce collisions between whales and ships passing through the Panama Canal, which involves the drawing of "lanes" in and out of the channel and reduced speed.
According to Guzman, an official delegation to London art will represent Panama at the International Maritime Organization in September, which will review the proposal to recommend its implementation.
Friday 12 July 2013
EL DOMO DE AMÉRICA CENTRAL(COSTA PACÍFICA DESDE MÉJICO A PANAMÁ)crédito: http://laestrella.com.pa/online/impreso/2013/07/12/habitat-biologico-necesita-ayuda.asp
EL DOMO DE CENTROAMÉRICA
Hábitat biológico necesita ayuda
AITOR IRIBERRI
airiberri@laestrella.com.pa
Sus principales amenazas son el tráfico marítimo, la pesca irresponsable y el impacto humano. Urgen convenios regionales
 |
Jorge A. Jiménez, director de MarViva: 12.07.13 |
2013-07-12 — 12:00:00 AM — PANAMÁ. La vida marina de Centroamérica sufre los efectos causados por la flota de barcos que atraviesa el Canal de Panamá. La falta de regulaciones perjudica directamente a uno de los hábitats biológicos más productivos del mundo. ‘Hace falta que países como Panamá, con una de las mayores flotas abanderadas del mundo, firme los convenios y comience a implementarlos, ya que la vida marina de Centroamérica se verá afectada por el aumento en el tránsito de buques una vez inauguradas las obras de ampliación del Canal de Panamá’, expresó Jorge A. Jiménez, director general de MarViva, quien además pidió negociar la creación de un corredor náutico en la zona.
Panamá forma parte directa e indirectamente del hábitat denominado por científicos como el ‘Domo de Centroamérica’. Es una zona rica en nutrientes ubicada en el noroeste del Pacífico tropical, que también se extiende a las aguas jurisdiccionales de Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala y México.
Aún falta mucho por hacer para garantizar la protección del Domo, ya que solo en el marco legal es muy complicado porque los países de la región solo tienen jurisdicción sobre 200 millas náuticas sobre sus costas. ‘Esta área se encuentra mayoritariamente (70%) en aguas internacionales y en este momento no hay legislación que regule ese tipo de cosas. Es un limbo jurídico’, expresó Jiménez.
Alberga especies marinas altamente migratorias como el atún, los delfines y los cetáceos, en particular las ballenas azules (en peligro de extinción) y las tortugas, además de servir a las especies para aparearse, parir y cuidar a sus crías.
Esta área requiere ser utilizada de forma responsable ya que según expertos, probablemente es una de las zonas con más población de ballenas azules que existe en el mundo.
Según el director general de MarViva, la conexión que existe entre las aguas costeras de Panamá y el Domo esta muy relacionada debido a los procesos costeros y a las rutas migratorias que utilizan los cetáceos. ‘Está claro que todo está interconectado. Los tiburones y ballenas que ahora están en aguas panameñas terminan migrando a Guatemala o Baja California y luego vuelven. Para los organismos marinos esta zona es una sola. No hay límites políticos’, sostuvo Jiménez durante una reunión de ministros centroamericanos de Medio Ambiente en nuestro país organizada por el Sistema de Integración Centroamericana que busca iniciar un proceso de análisis y de estudio de esta zona, junto con todos los países de la región, para poder determinar qué es lo que hay que hacer para asegurar su manejo adecuado.
Con respecto al futuro del Domo, Jiménez dijo que ‘si logramos despertar el interés de los gobiernos por esta región sería un gran paso. No estamos pidiendo la creación de un área protegida, sino de un manejo sostenible, debido a la relación que tienen los procesos costeros con esta zona y con la economía de nuestros países. Desde la pesca al turismo, hasta la navegación, etc. ’, concluyó Jiménez.
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Birdwatchers see rare swift killed by wind turbine: credit: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10146135/Birdwatchers-see-rare-swift-killed-by-wind-turbine.html
 |
| Add caption |
 |
The White-throated Needletail (HALCONES GALÁCTICOS)
Algo se les puede colocar a las turbinas, quizás un campo magnético que impida que las aves pasen cerca. Es como en el canal de Panamá, nuestro golfo es la sala de maternidad de muchas ballenas, y los barcos las golpean y a veces las matan, según tengo entendido la comisión ballenera internacional está coordinando un tipo de sonido que emitan los barcos para alejarlas a las ballenas mientras los barcos atraviesan el canal.
Las islas rojas son las Harris, pertenecen a Escocia que con Gales e Inglaterra constituyen la Isla Británica que es partes del Reino Unido. El mapa es de Wikipedia
|
JUNE 28-2013. Around 40 people were watching the White-throated Needletail, the world's fastest flying bird, on the Isles of Harris when the tragedy happened.Sightings of the bird have only been recorded eight times in the UK in nearly 170 years, most recently in 1991, prompting around 80 ornithologists to visit the island in the hope of catching a glimpse.John Marchant, a project coordinator for the British Trust for Ornithology, visited the island on a specially-arranged trip with a group of other birdwatchers and witnessed the death.The 62-year-old bird enthusiast said he travelled from Norfolk when he heard about the arrival of the bird, which had brown, blue and black bird plumage.“We were absolutely over the moon and thrilled to see the bird. We watched it for nearly two hours. While we were watching it suddenly it was a bit close to the turbine and then the blades hit it,” he said.
Monday 8 July 2013
INGREDIENTES-COSMÉTICOS crédito: http://www.inquisitr.com/834071/cosmetic-ingredients-approved-in-us-banned-elsewhere/
 |
Cosmetic Ingredients: Approved In US, Banned Elsewhere
When you see parabens, phthalates, and hydroquinone lumped into the ingredient panel of your cosmetic or hygiene product labels, do you know what they are or ever question the safety of the aforementioned ingredients?
Or do you just shrug and assume they have to be perfectly safe, especially since US regulators have approved their use in consumer products. But many of the ingredients we’ve taken for granted are often banned in other countries, and some ultimately in the US after enough adverse effects have been established and reported.
Parabens are a class of chemicals widely used as preservatives in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products – found in commercial moisturizers, shaving gels, makeup, toothpastes, and shampoos. The preservatives efficacy and inexpensive cost have perpetuated its pervasive use.
However, parabens have become progressively controversial as a causal linked to breast cancer tumors and prematurely promoted puberty in tween females has been suggested – as parabens have displayed an ability to mimic estrogen (hormone), or estrogenic, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
Phthalates are odorless, colorless additives mainly used as plasticizers – substances added to plastics to increase flexibility, transparency, durability, and longevity – and are also frequently used to soften polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
Phthalates are widely used in a variety of products as gelling agents, stabilizers, lubricants, emulsifiers, and in the manufacture of adhesives, electronics, building materials, detergents, plastic wrap, toys, printing inks, paints, textiles, and present in processed food and personal care products.
But in recent years phthalates have been gradually phased out of many items in the US, Canada, and Europe due to health concerns – as research has found, for example in rodent models, evidence that in elevated doses can cause hormonal and metabolic abnormalities, as well as birth defects.
Hydroquinone is a common ingredient found in skin lightening creams – topically applied to epidermal sites of hyperpigmentation in an effort to fade purple, red, or brown discoloration and freckling. While using hydroquinone as a lightening agent can be effective with proper use, it can also cause extreme skin photosensitivity; increasing the vulnerability to the negative UV effects of the sun.
The chemical works by decreasing the formation of melanin, the color creating pigment found in your skin, hair, and eyes. Overtime the discoloration or freckling fades with repeated application of hydroquinone.
However, inhibiting the production of melanin strips the skin of its natural UV protectant. The production of melanin in human skin is called melanogenesis, which is stimulated by DNA damage from UVB-radiation, and acts in response as a photo-protectant.
A lack of melanin, as commonly seen in redheads who have a disproportionate amount of it present in the skin, can increase the likelihood of sunburn and the possibility of melanoma.
The Takeaway: Start researching the ingredients you can barely pronounce, as even I struggle by the third ingredient on some consumer goods. If you don’t know the source of a chemical additive, investigate and assess the safety of its use for yourself.
[Image via Shutterstock]
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/834071/cosmetic-ingredients-approved-in-us-banned-elsewhere/#ZpCVEY2ooxKVHx24.99
Sunday 7 July 2013
El PLASTICO ES UNA EPIDEMIA-crédito: http://diarioecologia.com/conoce-el-infame-septimo-continente-la-gran-isla-de-basura-del-pacifico/
- 
El famoso «séptimo continente», la gran isla de basura del Pacífico, uno de los más repugnantes ejemplos de la huella humana en el planeta, crece de forma imparable. Según una investigación dada a conocer por el Instituto Scripps de Oceanografía en la Universidad de California (San Diego, EE.UU.), el gran parche de millones de toneladas de plástico situado a unos 1.000 kilómetros de Hawai se ha incrementado cien veces durante los últimos cuarenta años. Este fuerte aumento de los desechos está alterando los hábitats del ecosistema marino, ya que algunos insectos, atraídos en masa por la porquería, los están utilizando como un inmenso «nido» artificial donde poner sus huevos. Un panorama nauseabundo.
Conocido también como la «gran sopa de plástico», este vertedero marítimo se forma en un remolino gigante provocado por la fuerza de la corriente en vórtice del Pacífico Norte, que gira en sentido de las agujas el reloj. Esto, con la ayuda de los vientos que actúan en la zona, impide que los desechos se dispersen hacia las costas. Los escombros quedan en el centro de la espiral. Según las últimas estimaciones del Centro Nacional de Estudios Espaciales (CNES) de Francia, el parche ocupa 3,4 millones de km cuadrados, el equivalente a siete Españas.
Un paraíso para los insectos
En 2009, los investigadores del Instituto Scipps iniciaron una expedición al «séptimo continente» y detectaron una alarmante cantidad de basura generada por el hombre, en su mayoría desglosada en trozos de plástico del tamaño de una uña flotando a través de miles de kilómetros de mar abierto. La porquería proviene de todo lo imaginable: botellas de plástico, cepillos de
dientes, redes de pesca, objetos procedentes de alcantarillas…
En ese momento, los investigadores no tenían una idea clara de cómo la basura podía impactar en el medio ambiente marino, pero un nuevo estudio publicado en la revista Biology Letters revela que los desechos de plástico en la zona se ha incrementado cien veces en los últimos 40 años, dando lugar a cambios en el hábitat natural de
insectos marinos como los patinadores de agua (Halobates sericeus). Estos patinadores, parientes de los zapateros de los estanques, habitan sobre la superficie del agua y ponen sus huevos en objetos flotantes
como conchas marinas, plumas de aves, alquitrán o piedra pómez. Ahora, estas criaturas han encontrado en la basura de plástico un inmenso paraíso artificial para sus huevos, hasta el punto que las densidades de huevos de este insecto han aumentado de forma considerable.
Consecuencias inesperadas
Tal aumento, documentado por primera vez en un invertebrado marino en el océano abierto, puede tener consecuencias para los animales a través de la red trófica marina. Para los cangrejos que se alimentan de ellos y sus huevos puede resultar un suculento e inesperado plato fuerte.
El nuevo estudio sigue a un informe publicado el año pasado por los investigadores de Scripps que muestra que el 9% de los peces recogidos durante su expedición contenían residuos de plástico en sus estómagos. Dicho estudio estima que los peces en las profundidades oceánicas intermedias del Océano Pacífico Norte ingieren plástico a una velocidad de unos 12.000 a 24.000 toneladas por año.
El uso del plástico se generalizó a finales de los 40 y principios de los 50, pero ahora todo el mundo lo usa y en un intervalo de 40 años hemos visto un aumento impresionante en el plástico del océano», dice Miriam Goldstein, una de las investigadoras. «Hasta ahora no hemos sido capaces de detener el plástico en su entrada al océano pero espero que en un futuro lo hagamos mejor».
Via: ABC.es
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Guidelines to Buy nothing new from the blog Buy Nothing New.
 |
| Creo que es sano tratar de ver todas las cosas que aparecen en esta foto. Original de Jason Micier. |
Please suscribe to this blog via tweeter in @buynothingnew: this guide come from them. I had made a copy respecting copyright and giving them all credit.
GUIDELINES TO BNN(Buy Nothing New)
Think of it this way: Your whole life you have been programmed to want things and to buy things (probably a lot more than you actually need). So, it's going to take some time, patience and loving care to change your habits. Be gentle on yourself. Do this one thing, if you do nothing else on this list.
The most obvious guideline of them all! There are many online resources for used stuff as well as a ton of used brick and mortar shops. Keep your eyes peeled for garage and estate sales around your neighborhood. Who knows, you might come across exactly what you are looking for, or even better, something more amazing than you could have imagined in the most unsuspecting place. Enjoy hunting!
Utensils, water bottle, travel mug and grocery bags. I know it's a lot to think of before leaving your house in the a.m. but if you can remember to bring along the reusable accessories that you might need you will prevent a lot of stuff from ending up in landfills. Not only is bringing your own good for the environment, but it is also good for your wallet. Many coffee shops and grocery stores give you small incentives for leaving with their products in your receptacles.
Sounds simple enough. If it's broken and salvageable, make effort to fix it. Sometimes it seems easier to just buy a new one but the extra effort you make to get what you already have fixed often means less stuff ends up in a landfill and more stuff stays in your wallet.
A big yes for spending money in support of museums, concerts, art shows, movies, etc. These things all enrich your life and provide entertainment for lots and lots of people. Shopping for services is totally cool too i.e. getting a massage or your bike repaired are a-OK.
Whether it means buying your produce at the local farmers market or just having your morning cup of joe at your neighborhood coffee shop, supporting your local farmers and businesses is important. Think of it as tending to the garden in which you live. Supporting local also means you will probably use up a heck of a lot less gas.
Packaging is a tool used to sell us the stuff that is inside. Often, packaging is hugely excessive, non recyclable and a big ol' waste of resources. If you need to buy something look for a quality product that uses environmentally responsible and minimal packaging.
When you go to buy something ask yourself, do I want this or do I need this? If your answer is need, then go for it. If your answer is want, then do your best to opt out. My favorite way to sum it up is this: Pretty much everything essential can be found between your local farmers market and the grocery store.
You are a smart cookie! Do your best not to be fooled by (false) marketing campaigns. Make purchases based on what you think is right and not what you are being told is right. Read the ingredients list. Don't fall for fancy packaging or media spots that subliminily tell you what you have an who you are is not enough. If you use your common sense, it will be easier to discern what the best choice is when making a purchase.
If you can make Buying Nothing New fun, it's going to be a) fun! and b) lot easier to stick to the challenge. Team up with friends to take the challenge, make gifts, borrow stuff, share things, refurbish furniture, craft, blog about your experience and above all else, enjoy yourself!
You are not perfect, and guess what, the good news is, no one else is perfect either. Any attempt to make a change is going to be difficult and you are likely going to have slip ups and make mistakes. There is a good reason this list is called guidelines and not rules.
Monday 1 July 2013
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)