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Leap of Faith Needed on Green Economy

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

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People’s Summit Alive With the Sound of Voices

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

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Cumbre de los Pueblos comienza a afinar sus voces

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

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BRASIL: Pequenas ações animam a agricultura familiar do semiárido

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

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Children Will Live the Future We Are Making

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

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Reforma agrária mais sustentável no Brasil

Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin

Por FabĂ­ola Ortiz

RÍO DE JANEIRO , 15 jun (TerraViva) – É possível realizar uma reforma agrária sustentável com desmatamento zero na Amazônia? Este é  o desafio que o governo brasileiro tem se lançado nos últimos dois anos.

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Activistas no lamentan ausencia de Obama en RĂ­o+20

Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin

Por Thalif Deen

RÍO DE JANEIRO, Jun (TerraViva)  En la Cumbre de la Tierra, celebrada en 1992, el entonces presidente estadounidense George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) respondió duramente a las acusaciones contra su país, uno de los mayores emisores de gases invernadero.

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Govt Reform Needed if Green Economy Will Serve Poorest

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

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Brazil and Leadership Needed at Rio+20

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

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Empresários somam o ativo ambiental ao negócio

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

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