By Isaiah Esipisu

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 19 (TerraViva) Giving farmers an opportunity to own plots can turn around under-utilised land and make it highly productive, according to a senior agro-forestry expert at the ongoing United Nations’ negotiations on sustainable development. Continue Reading

By Julio Godoy

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 19 (TerraViva) – Three industrialised countries – the U.S., Canada and Japan – and Russia blocked a substantial advancement in the protection of the oceans at the U.N. conference on sustainable development here, according to environmental activists. Continue Reading

by Stephen Leahy

RIO DE JANEIRO,  Jun 19 (TerraViva) – “Very disappointing.” That was the term business and non-governmental organisations used to describe the formal intergovernmental negotiations at the Rio+20 Earth Summit Tuesday.

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By Thalif Deen

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 19 (TerraViva) Amidst recrimination, anger and charges of “strong arm tactics”, negotiators eventually endorsed a global plan of action for sustainable development following marathon sessions lasting over six weary days. Continue Reading

By Thalif Deen

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 18 (TerraViva) – One of the world’s largest “paper factories” – a dubious title traditionally conferred on the United Nations –  is on the verge of running out of business. Continue Reading

Por Fabíola Ortiz

RIO DE JANEIRO, 19 jun (TerraViva)  El mundo se comprometió hasta ahora a restaurar solo 18 millones de hectáreas de bosques para 2020, lo que corresponde a apenas 12 por ciento de la meta de 150 millones de hectáreas acordada en el Desafío de Bonn, del año pasado. Continue Reading

Por Clarinha Glock * – TerraViva

RÍO DE JANEIRO, 19 jun (TerraViva) Anunciada como una innovación para promover la participación de internautas y de la población civil en los debates y como parte de la programación oficial de Río+20, la propuesta de los Diálogos para el Desarrollo Sostenible también genera dudas sobre el futuro de sus recomendaciones. Continue Reading

by Busani Bafana

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 19 2012 (TerraViva) - On a wall in the Rio conference centre is an unusual, brightly coloured tree. It is made of sticky notes, arranged so that the tree’s branches extend down and out. On these notes, delegates passing by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts (WAGGGS) have been asked to write down the futures they envision.

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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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Por Fabíola Ortiz

RIO DE JANEIRO, 19 Junho (TerraViva) – O alerta é global: um terço das espécies no mundo correm risco de extinção. São quase 20.000 espécies em perigo, anunciou a União Internacional para a Conservação da Natureza que lançou, nesta terça-feira, dia 19 de junho, a Lista Vermelha de Espécies Ameaçadas durante a Conferência Rio+20.

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