Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin
Claudia Ciobanu*
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 18 (TerraViva) A trip to Sepetiba Bay in western Rio de Janeiro might give a better sense of the relationship between business and local communities than the official programme of the Rio+20 conference. Continue Reading
Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin
By Julio Godoy
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 18 (TerraViva) The Latin American social and economic experience of the past 10 years, of steady and yet sustainable expansion that helped lift some 73 million people from poverty, is an example for other developing countries. Continue Reading
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
Por Fabiana Frayssinet
R脥O DE JANEIRO, 17 jun (TerraViva) Los pa铆ses BRICS (Brasil, Rusia, India, China y Sud谩frica) tienen ante s铆 una elecci贸n clave: optar por una cooperaci贸n “del bien”, en busca del desarrollo sostenible, o una alianza “del mal”, que siga los pasos de la ayuda tradicional, que criticaban cuando eran sus beneficiarios. Continue Reading
Posted on 17 June 2012 by admin
By Stephen Leahy
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 17 (TerraViva) Youth and future generations do not deserve a voice in their own future, the Brazilian government appears to have arbitrarily decided here at the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, where the theme is “The Future We Want”. Continue Reading
Posted on 17 June 2012 by admin
Diana Cariboni
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 17 (TerraViva) It鈥檚 not true that developing countries conditioned the inclusion of the green economy in the final document at Rio+20 on clearly defined provisions for financing, the head of the Venezuelan delegation, Claudia Salerno, told TerraViva.
鈥淭hat is an unfounded rumour,鈥 she said.
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Posted on 17 June 2012 by admin
Por Julio Godoy
R脥O DE JANEIRO, 17 jun (TerraViva) Dos nuevas leyes de protecci贸n ambiental y sustanciales reformas a otras tantas hacen de M茅xico un ejemplo repetidamente mencionado en el Primer Congreso Mundial de Legisladores ambientalistas, celebrado en esta ciudad brasile帽a desde el viernes 15 hasta este domingo 17. Continue Reading
Posted on 17 June 2012 by admin
Por Fab铆ola Ortiz
RIO DE JANEIRO, 17 jun (TerraViva) 鈥 Enquanto os negociadores presentes na Confer锚ncia da Rio+20 enfrentam o impasse para chegar a acordos sobre formas de financiar a transi莽茫o para a economia verde, j谩 茅 poss铆vel ver exemplos na pr谩tica de a莽玫es que conseguem avan莽ar no desenvolvimento de uma cadeia produtiva de baixo carbono e socialmente inclusiva.
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Posted on 17 June 2012 by admin
Por Mario Osava
RIO DE JANEIRO, 17 jun (TerraViva)聽 Quando o presidente da Vale esteve em Mo莽ambique h谩 dois anos, foram suspensos todos os v么os para a prov铆ncia do Tete,聽聽 onde a empresa brasileira extrai carv茫o mineral. A rota se tornou temporariamente exclusiva dos visitantes.
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Posted on 17 June 2012 by admin
Por Fab铆ola Ortiz
RIO DE JANEIRO, 17 jun (TerraViva) 鈥 Quem pagar谩 a conta da transi莽茫o para uma economia verde em um momento em que o contexto de crise do cen谩rio econ么mico mundial n茫o favorece a tomada de nenhum compromisso financeiro e de aporte de recursos?
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