By Don de Silva*
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 22 (TerraViva) I disagree with the branding of Rio+20 as an abject “failure”. As a returnee from the 1992 Earth Summit, I have mixed views about the conference, some positive. Continue Reading
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Tags: FAO, food, hunger, José Graziano da Silva, United Nations
Rio+20 and Beyond: Together for a Sustainable Future
Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin
By José Graziano da Silva*
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 18 (TerraViva) As stated in the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and the 1992 Earth Summit, human beings are at the centre of sustainable development. Continue Reading
Tags: children, Khaled Mansour, UNICEF
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
Tags: BASIC, Brazil, deforestation, Forest Code, Marcelo Furtado
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
Tags: GDP, Helen Clark, Mozambique, Resilience, UNDP, United Nations
Putting Resilience at the Heart of Development
Posted on 08 June 2012 by admin
By Helen Clark*
UNITED NATIONS, June 8, 2012 (IPS) – The world’s population today is healthier, wealthier, and better educated than ever before. Yet, despite incredible progress, disconcerting realities stubbornly persist. Continue Reading
Tags: Helen Clark, Mozambique, PIB, PNUD, resiliencia
La resiliencia es la base del desarrollo
Posted on 08 June 2012 by admin
Por Helen Clark *
NACIONES UNIDAS, jun (IPS) – La población mundial es hoy más sana, más rica y mejor educada que nunca antes. Pero con estos avances increÃbles aún conviven realidades desconcertantes. Continue Reading
Tags: Biodiversidade, Cúpula da Terra, Maurice Strong
A crise ambiental e a economia estão interligadas
Posted on 04 June 2012 by admin
Maurice Strong*
PEQUIM, China, 4 de junho de 2012, (IPS) – (Tierramérica).- Paradoxalmente, se não se atuar com decisão para frear a mudança climática, a redução das emissões de gases-estufa poderá ocorrer pelo colapso da economia mundial, alerta neste artigo Maurice Strong.
Tags: MDS, ONU, Sha Zukang
Rio+20 é a conferência de todos
Posted on 01 June 2012 by admin
Sha Zukang*
Nações Unidas, 1/6/2012, (IPS) – A Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Rio+20), que acontecerá de 20 a 22 de junho no Rio de Janeiro, é uma oportunidade única em uma geração Continue Reading
Tags: Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Financial Crisis, Mario Soares, MDGs
Rio+20 – a Call to Responsibility, a Call to Action
Posted on 01 June 2012 by admin
By Federico Mayor Zaragoza and Mario Soares*
BARCELONA, Jun 1, 2012 (IPS) – We are all going through a period of great confusion and uncertainty.
Tags: Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Mario Soares
Um chamado à responsabilidade, tempo de ação
Posted on 31 May 2012 by admin
Federico Mayor Zaragoza e Mario Soares*
Barcelona, Espanha, 31/5/2012, (IPS) РVivemos tempos de grande confuṣo e de enormes incertezas. Uma parte do mundo se v̻ ferozmente afetada pelas consequ̻ncias do Estado de total submisṣo em que se encontram os governos com rela̤̣o aos mercados financeiros. Continue Reading
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