Por Fabíola Ortiz

RIO DE JANEIRO, 16 jun (TerraViva) – Enquanto o mundo ainda tenta encontrar consenso num documento final da Rio+20 em torno de temas como a definição de objetivos do desenvolvimento sustentável, organizações sociais e civis provam que Rio+20 não é apenas para chefes de Estado e reuniões de alto nível.

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By Stephen Leahy

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 16 (TerraViva) Delegates in Rio will need to take a leap of faith and agree on concepts like the green economy and sustainable development goals without really knowing what they involve, suggest experts on the sidelines of the Rio+20 Earth Summit. Continue Reading

By Fabiana Frayssinet

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 15 (TerraViva) – Swallowed up in the crowd in front of the spectacular Guanabara Bay, indigenous leader Apolinario from Brazil’s Amazon rainforest acted as an impromptu guide on the first day of the People’s Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Continue Reading

Por Fabiana Frayssinet

RÍO DE JANEIRO, 15 jun (TerraViva) – Perdido como el resto entre la multitud frente a la imponente bahía de Guanabara, el líder indígena Apolinario, de la selva amazónica brasileña, hizo de guía improvisado en el primer día de la Cumbre de los Pueblos, en Río de Janeiro. Continue Reading

A morte ameaça a vida na Terra. “É preciso preservar o planeta”, diz Nelson de Souza, da Fundação Ecobrasil, que veio de São Paulo para alertar os visitantes da Cúpula dos Povos com esta fantasia. Repetiu assim, no primeiro dia do encontro da sociedade civil, a manifestação realizada na Rio-92.

Por Thalif Deen

RÍO DE JANEIRO, Jun (TerraViva)  En la Cumbre de la Tierra, celebrada en 1992, el entonces presidente estadounidense George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) respondió duramente a las acusaciones contra su país, uno de los mayores emisores de gases invernadero.

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By Thalif Deen

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 14 (TerraViva) When a reluctant George H.W. Bush, Sr., then U.S. president, changed his mind and decided at the eleventh hour to address the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, he sounded defensive in his strong response to charges that the United States was one of the major powers responsible for the some of the world’s worst environmental ills – from greenhouse gases to conspicuous consumption. Continue Reading

IPS U.N. Bureau Chief Thalif Deen Interviews FLAVIA PANSIERI, Executive Coordinator of UN Volunteers

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (IPS/TerraViva) – When the Rio+20 summit gets underway in Brazil next week, the estimated 50,000 to 60,000 participants will not only include world leaders, government delegates and U.N. staffers but also a staggering array of activists from the far corners of the world. Continue Reading

By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 12 (IPS/TerraViva) – The thematic battle at the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in Brazil next week will be primarily around the new concept of a “green economy” – and how best to define it. Continue Reading

Rousbeh Legatis interviews JOAN CLOS, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 12, 2012 (IPS/TerraViva) – Building the cities of the future requires not only smarter planning but a profound shift toward greater equity and social justice, says Joan Clos, executive director of the U.N. Human Settlements Programme, or UN-HABITAT. Continue Reading