Posted on 16 June 2012 by admin
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
Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin
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
Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin
Por Fabiana Frayssinet
RĂŤO DE JANEIRO, 15 jun (TerraViva) – Perdido como el resto entre la multitud frente a la imponente bahĂa de Guanabara, el lĂder indĂgena Apolinario, de la selva amazĂłnica brasileña, hizo de guĂa improvisado en el primer dĂa de la Cumbre de los Pueblos, en RĂo de Janeiro. Continue Reading
Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin
Por Mario Osava, enviado especial
RIBEIRA DO POMBAL, Brasil, 14 jun (IPS/TerraViva) “Antes eu tocava fogo pra espantar as abelhas, que não deixavam trabalhar”, recorda o agricultor Antonio Ribeiro da Cruz, de 61 anos. “Elas continuam brabas, mas hoje são amigas”, reconheceu. Continue Reading
Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin
By Khaled Mansour*
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 15 (TerraViva) With more than seven billion people on the planet, the international community should ask in Rio de Janeiro what sustainable development means for the world’s 2.2 billion children. Continue Reading
Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin
Por FabĂola Ortiz
RĂŤO DE JANEIRO , 15 jun (TerraViva) – É possĂvel realizar uma reforma agrária sustentável com desmatamento zero na AmazĂ´nia? Este Ă©Â Â o desafio que o governo brasileiro tem se lançado nos Ăşltimos dois anos.
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Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin
Por Thalif Deen
RĂŤO DE JANEIRO, Jun (TerraViva)Â En la Cumbre de la Tierra, celebrada en 1992, el entonces presidente estadounidense George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) respondiĂł duramente a las acusaciones contra su paĂs, uno de los mayores emisores de gases invernadero.
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Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin
By Stephen Leahy
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 15 (TerraViva) – Poor countries that green their economies will lift millions of their citizens out of poverty and generate higher incomes while protecting invaluable natural ecosystems, says a report released here in Rio Thursday. Continue Reading
Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin
By Marcelo Furtado *
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 15 (TerraViva) – The rise of Brazil and other emerging economies is one of the major changes since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. With power comes responsibility. Continue Reading
Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin
Fabiana Frayssinet
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brasil, 15/6/2012 (TerraViva) Diante da exigência crescente dos consumidores e da necessidade de recursos naturais sustentáveis para seus próprios negócios, os empresários passam a incorporar cada vez mais o compromisso ambiental como um ativo. Continue Reading