Por Fabiana Frayssinet

RÍO DE JANEIRO, 17 jun (TerraViva) El director ejecutivo del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), Achim Steiner, cree que él y la Cumbre de los Pueblos coinciden en que el actual modelo económico causó el colapso ambiental. Pero el diálogo sobre cómo sustituirlo se volvió un áspero debate. Continue Reading

Mario Osava

JEREMOABO, Brazil, Jun 16 (TerraViva) Many grow lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, beets and other vegetables. But cilantro is ever-present in the gardens that are helping rural families weather the lengthy drought that is once again wracking Brazil’s impoverished Northeast.

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By Zofeen Ebrahim

KARACHI, Jun 14 (IPS/TerraViva) – In the summer heat, fresh mangos are the fruit of choice for politicians seeking to exchange favours with foreign dignitaries. But when it comes to global trade, the prospects of the so-called king of fruit are limited. Continue Reading

Mario Osava, enviado especial

Jeremoabo, Brasil, 14/6/2012 (IPS/TerraViva) Muitos cultivam alface, tomate, cenoura, beterraba e outros vegetais, mas é o coentro a decoração constante nas hortas que ajudam famílias camponesas a suportarem a prolongada seca que novamente afeta a região Nordeste do Brasil. Continue Reading

Fabíola Ortiz

Rio de Janeiro, 13/6/2012 (TerraViva) Após 20 anos da Rio92, a Conferência das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, a Rio+20, começou nesta quarta-feira, dia 13 de Junho, no Rio de Janeiro com o desafio de discutir as lições aprendidas há duas décadas e as tarefas que vão orientar as negociações para se chegar a uma declaração em prol do desenvolvimento sustentável, com aplicações concretas. Continue Reading

Isabelle de Grave interviews MICHELE BACHELET, Executive Director of UN Women

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (IPS/TerraViva) Unlocking women’s energies and allowing them to become drivers of change could fuel the motor of sustainable development. Continue Reading

Sabina Zaccaro interviews CARLOS SERÉ of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 13 (TerraViva) Over the centuries, smallholders have learned to adjust to environmental changes and climate variability. But the climate is now changing too fast and intensely for farmers’ capacity to adapt. 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

TerraViva interviews KANAYO F. NWANZE, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 11 (TerraViva) With heads of state from more than 120 nations and tens of thousands of civil society and international development experts gathering for the U.N. Summit on Sustainable Development next week, it is accepted wisdom that rethinking agriculture is one of most critical issues facing this and future generations. Continue Reading

By Claudia Ciobanu

WARSAW, June 11, 2012 (TerraViva) European farming is based on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU, whose main logic, to produce increasingly more food largely through industrial farming, needs reassessment. Continue Reading