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RIO+20: Ignoring Science, Negotiations Become Political Battle

Posted on 19 June 2012 by admin

by Stephen Leahy

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 19 2012 (TerraViva) - The science is crystal clear: humans are threatening Earth’s ability to support mankind, and a new world economy is urgently needed to prevent irreversible decline, said scientists and other experts at an event on the sidelines of the Rio+20 Earth Summit.

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Novo parâmetro econĂ´mico inclui “capital natural”

Posted on 19 June 2012 by admin

Por Julio Godoy

RIO DE JANEIRO, 19 de junho (TerraViva) Incorporar uma valorização monetária da natureza no Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) é um passo essencial para uma política global de desenvolvimento sustentável, segundo legisladores e cientistas reunidos nesta cidade brasileira que se prepara para a cúpula Rio+20.

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Setor financeiro abre as portas para o capital natural

Posted on 19 June 2012 by admin

Por Fabiana Frayssinet

RIO DE JANEIRO, 19 de junho (TerraViva) Diretores do setor financeiro de todo o mundo assumiram o compromisso de incorporar o conceito do “capital natural” em seus produtos e serviços, para defender um patrimônio que, segundo interpretam, tem que ter um preço para impedir maior devastação. Continue Reading

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Mulheres foram Ă s ruas por seus direitos

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

Por Clarinha Glock

 RIO DE JANEIRO, junho 18 (TerraViva) – Enfeitada com um colar de penas e carregando um cartaz escrito Ă  mĂŁo, Rosenilda Candido, 38 anos, indĂ­gena do grupo Terena, mostrou por que veio da aldeia Bananal, em Aquidauana, no Mato Grosso do Sul, ao Rio de Janeiro para integrar-se Ă  CĂşpula dos Povos. Continue Reading

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Capital natural se abre paso en el mundo financiero

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

Por Fabiana Frayssinet * – TerraViva

RÍO DE JANEIRO, 18 jun (IPS) Responsables del sector financiero de varios países asumieron el compromiso de incorporar el concepto capital natural en sus productos y servicios para defender un patrimonio que, según entienden, necesita un precio para impedir más devastación. Continue Reading

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UN, People’s Summit Clash over Green Economy

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

Fabiana Frayssinet

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 18 (TerraViva) – U.N. Environment Programme Executive Director Achim Steiner believes that he and the Rio+20 People’s Summit agree that the global economic model has caused the current environmental destruction. But the discussion on what to replace it with turned into an acrid debate.

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The Two Faces of BRICS Development Aid

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

Fabiana Frayssinet

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 18 (TerraViva) The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) face a key choice: to opt for “good” development aid, based on sustainable development, or for the “bad” old traditional model, which they criticised when they were its recipients.

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In Africa, Renewables Light Up the Darkness

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

By Julio Godoy

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 18 (TerraViva) – Mammoth summits such as Rio+20 can easily degenerate into confections of hot air, settings for useless sing-alongs. Continue Reading

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ONU lança iniciativa global para cidades inteligentes

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

Por FabĂ­ola Ortiz

RIO DE JANEIRO, 18 Junho (TerraViva) – A cada ano a população mundial se torna mais e mais urbana, as projeções indicam que até 2050, 80% das pessoas viverão em cidades e o desafio é melhorar a eficiência no uso de seus recursos como água e energia, além de reduzir os níveis de poluição responsável pela piora da qualidade de vida.

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Rio+20 and Beyond: Together for a Sustainable Future

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

By José Graziano da Silva*

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 18 (TerraViva) As stated in the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and the 1992 Earth Summit, human beings are at the centre of sustainable development. Continue Reading

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