Posted on 20 June 2012 by admin
Por José Graziano*
RIO DE JANEIRO, 18 junho (TerraViva) – As declarações finais da ConferĂŞncia das Nações Unidas sobre Meio Ambiente Humano de 1972 e a ECO-92 puseram o ser humano no centro do desenvolvimento sustentável. No entanto, atĂ© hoje, mais de 900 milhões de pessoas ainda passam fome.
Posted on 20 June 2012 by admin
Analysis by Julio Godoy
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 20 (TerraViva) The clichĂ© that mammoth summits like Rio+20 are “too big to succeed” can also be applied to the megacities of our day such as Rio de Janeiro: they are simply too big to become green and sustainable. Continue Reading
Posted on 19 June 2012 by admin
Julio Godoy entrevista JONATHAN BAILLIE, um importante biólogo britânico e membro da Zoological Society of London
RIO DE JANEIRO, 18 de junho (TerraViva) NĂŁo Ă© mais novidade que o estado ambiental da Terra Ă© catastrĂłfico. Contudo, entender alguns nĂşmeros que descrevem esta catástrofe ainda provoca um choque – por exemplo, que 30% da biodiversidade desapareceu desde 1970, e que 60% desse declĂnio ocorreu nas áreas tropicais do planeta. Continue Reading
Posted on 19 June 2012 by admin
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
Posted on 19 June 2012 by admin
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
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
Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin
Por Busani Bafana
RIO DE JANEIRO, 17 junho (TerraViva) – Sistemas integrados de paisagens que promovam mais a cooperação do que a competição podem acabar com conflitos globais sobre água, energia e uso do solo decorrentes da forma como o mundo produz alimentos, diz um novo estudo global.
Posted on 17 June 2012 by admin
Busani Bafana interviews JOHN GUMMER, President of the Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 17 (TerraViva) If global leaders gathering next week for the Rio+20 conference are under immense pressure to deliver on the 1992 Earth Summit commitments, that pressure has just been doubled by parliaments taking out the environmental accountability whip. Continue Reading
Posted on 17 June 2012 by admin
By Busani Bafana
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 17 (TerraViva) Integrated landscape systems that promote cooperation over competition can end global conflicts over water, energy and land use stemming from how the world produces food, says a new global study. Continue Reading
Posted on 17 June 2012 by admin
By Thalif Deen
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 17 (TerraViva) – When world leaders from over 100 countries wind up their three-day Rio+20 summit in Brazil next week, they will leave behind the shattered remains of a slew of proposals that never got off the ground. Continue Reading
Terraviva talks to Giuseppe Sala, CEO of EXPO Milano 2015 Expo Milano 2015 is in Rio to kick off its global dialogue on food and energy. During a side on June 21, CEO Giuseppe Sala gives an overview of the Expo 2015 that will run from May to October in Milan, Italy.more >>.
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