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Archive | June, 2012
Tags: desarrollo sostenible, Mario Osava, United Nations
Falta uma estratégia para enfrentar a “crise civilizatória”
Posted on 25 June 2012 by admin
Por Mario Osava
RIO DE JANEIRO, 23 junho (TerraViva) A Conferencia Global para os Assentamentos Humanos (Habitat II), em Istambul há 16 anos, foi das mais abertas à participação da sociedade civil, senão a campeã. Acolheu num grosso volume conclusivo milhares de propostas e recomendações dos participantes.
Tags: agroforestería, América Central, cacao, café, Catie, Diana Cariboni
Ciencia aporta instrumentos a la agroforestería
Posted on 23 June 2012 by admin
Por Diana Cariboni
RÍO DE JANEIRO, 23 jun (TerraViva) La investigación y el desarrollo de sistemas agroforestales son una apuesta a la sostenibilidad de la agricultura en zonas vulnerables, como América Central. Continue Reading
Weak Rio+20 Agreement Anticipates New Noah’s Ark
Posted on 22 June 2012 by admin
Fabiana Frayssinet
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 22 (TerraViva) – The downpour that fell Friday in this Brazilian city was nature’s warning to the heads of state meeting at the Rio+20 summit. The generation of Noe (Noah), an environmentalist’s son who will be born a month from now, will have to save biodiversity that is more complex than that of his Biblical namesake.
Tags: ambiente, cambio climático, Cumbre de los Pueblos, desarrollo sostenible, Noé
Cumbre sin acuerdos anticipa nueva arca de Noé
Posted on 22 June 2012 by admin
Por Fabiana Frayssinet
RÍO DE JANEIRO, 22 jun (TerraViva) El diluvio que cayó este viernes 22 en esta ciudad brasileña fue una advertencia de la naturaleza a los gobernantes presentes en Río+20. La generación de Noé, hijo de una ambientalista que nacerá dentro de un mes, tendrá que salvar una biodiversidad más compleja que la de su antecesor bíblico. Continue Reading
Tags: Claudia Ciobanu
Rio Ends With Raft of Voluntary Pledges
Posted on 22 June 2012 by admin
By Claudia Ciobanu
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 22 (TerraViva) “With volunteers, we will drive sustainable development forward.” These were the words of Helen Clark, administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, at the close of Rio+20 on Jun 22. Continue Reading
Tags: Mario Osava
Belo Monte, referencia internacional do movimento contra barragens
Posted on 22 June 2012 by admin
Por Mario Osava
RIO DE JANEIRO, 22 junho (TerraViva) – O moçambicano Jeremias Vunjanhe conseguiu, na caótica Cúpula dos Povos, encontrar os ativistas do Movimento Xingu Vivo que denunciavam a criminalização dos seus ativistas pela policia de Altamira, no interior do Pará.
Tags: alimentación, ambiente, obesidad, población, salud
La obesidad es tan mala como la superpoblación
Posted on 22 June 2012 by admin
Por Julio Godoy * – TerraViva
RÍO DE JANEIRO, 22 jun (TerraViva) El consumo excesivo y la obesidad, sobre todo en los países industrializados, amenazan no solo la salud de los individuos, sino también la misma sostenibilidad dela Tierra, alerta un estudio presentado en la conferencia Río+20. Continue Reading
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