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Sustentabilidade por amor

Posted on 20 June 2012 by admin

Por Alice Marcondes

RIO DE JANEIRO, 20 junho (TerraViva) “Quando os chefes de governo deixam de exercer sua liderança, eles deixam de ser importantes.” Esta foi a maneira como a canadense Severn Suzuki expressou seu sentimento em relação à Rio+20, a Conferência das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável, que acontece no Rio de Janeiro até o dia 22.

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New Economic Yardstick Includes “Natural Capital”

Posted on 20 June 2012 by admin

By Julio Godoy

RĂŤO DE JANEIRO, Jun 20, 2012 (IPS) – Assigning nature a monetary value and incorporating it into gross domestic product (GDP) are key aspects of a global policy of sustainable development, according to legislators and scientists gathered at the first world summit organised by GLOBE international, an association of parliamentarians concerned with environmental policies.

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Putting Gender on the Green Development Agenda

Posted on 20 June 2012 by admin

By Busani Bafana

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 20 (TerraViva) A majority of the 150-member Cooperative for the Conservation of the Environment (COOCEN) in Kigali, Rwanda are empowered women, who must balance raising children, managing homes and providing food. Continue Reading

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Multinacionais na mira da CĂşpula dos Povos

Posted on 19 June 2012 by admin

Por Mario Osava

RIO DE JANEIRO, 20 junho (IPS) – A Monsanto, a Vale e a indĂşstria de agrotĂłxicos foram os alvos principais dos cerca de 2.000 manifestantes que ocuparam algumas ruas do centro do Rio de Janeiro, na noite de terça-feira. “A Monsanto mata gente, mata rio/ AgronegĂłcio, a mentira do Brasil” foi um dos gritos do protesto. O ato, convocado por movimentos sociais participantes da CĂşpula dos Povos, teve uma maioria de camponeses e agricultores familiares provenientes de todo o Brasil e do exterior.

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Entrevista: “Apenas uma grande catástrofe nos forçará a mudar”

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) Não é mais novidade que o estado ambiental da Terra é catastrófico. Contudo, entender alguns números que descrevem esta catástrofe ainda provoca um choque – por exemplo, que 30% da biodiversidade desapareceu desde 1970, e que 60% desse declínio ocorreu nas áreas tropicais do planeta. Continue Reading

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Land Ownership Key to Greening Economy

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

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Doubts over Impact of Sustainable Development Dialogues

Posted on 19 June 2012 by admin

Clarinha Glock

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 19 (TerraViva) Announced as an innovative way to encourage the participation of Internet users and the public in general in the debates at Rio+20, the proposal for Sustainable Development Dialogues also raised doubts about the impact its recommendations would have.

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Four Countries Blocked Protection of the Oceans

Posted on 19 June 2012 by admin

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

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Rio’s Roadmap Falls Flat, Civil Society Groups Say

Posted on 19 June 2012 by admin

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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Rio Outcome Bleak With No New Funding

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

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