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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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Activistas no lamentan ausencia de Obama en R铆o+20

Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin

Por Thalif Deen

R脥O DE JANEIRO, Jun (TerraViva)聽 En la Cumbre de la Tierra, celebrada en 1992, el entonces presidente estadounidense George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) respondi贸 duramente a las acusaciones contra su pa铆s, 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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Empres谩rios somam o ativo ambiental ao neg贸cio

Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin

Fabiana Frayssinet

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brasil, 15/6/2012 (TerraViva) Diante da exig锚ncia crescente dos consumidores e da necessidade de recursos naturais sustent谩veis para seus pr贸prios neg贸cios, os empres谩rios passam a incorporar cada vez mais o compromisso ambiental como um ativo. Continue Reading

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Sostenibilidad requiere realidades econ贸micas

Posted on 14 June 2012 by admin

Por Thalif Deen

R脥O DE JANEIRO, 14 jun (IPS/TerraViva) Cuando los l铆deres mundiales aprueben el plan de acci贸n final de la inminente cumbre R铆o+20, es posible que una pregunta quede sin responder: 驴cu谩l es la mejor manera para que la ONU transforme lugares comunes de la pol铆tica en realidades econ贸micas? Continue Reading

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Activists Aren’t Mourning Obama’s Absence

Posted on 14 June 2012 by admin

By Thalif Deen

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 14 (TerraViva) When a reluctant George H.W. Bush, Sr., then U.S. president, changed his mind and decided at the eleventh hour to address the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, he sounded defensive in his strong response to charges that the United States was one of the major powers responsible for the some of the world’s worst environmental ills – from greenhouse gases to conspicuous consumption. Continue Reading

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Empresarios suman el activo ambiental al negocio

Posted on 14 June 2012 by admin

Por Fabiana Frayssinet

R脥O DE JANEIRO, 14 jun (TerraViva) Enfrentados a la exigencia creciente de los consumidores y a la necesidad de recursos naturales sostenibles para sus propios negocios, los empresarios pasan a incorporar cada vez m谩s el compromiso ambiental como un activo. Continue Reading

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King of Fruit Reaps Few Rewards for Pakistani Farmers

Posted on 14 June 2012 by admin

By Zofeen Ebrahim

KARACHI, Jun 14 (IPS/TerraViva) 鈥 In the summer heat, fresh mangos are the fruit of choice for politicians seeking to exchange favours with foreign dignitaries. But when it comes to global trade, the prospects of the so-called king of fruit are limited. Continue Reading

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Rumos para a prote莽茫o dos oceanos

Posted on 14 June 2012 by admin

Fab铆ola Ortiz

Rio de Janeiro, 14/06/2012 (TerraViva) Cientistas marinhos e defensores dos oceanos aspiram na Rio+20 a uma nova era na conserva莽茫o dos mares. Ap贸s duas d茅cadas da Rio92 que tratou os oceanos como uma quest茫o secund谩ria, atualmente menos de 1% dos oceanos est谩 protegido e 85% das popula莽玫es de peixes est茫o amea莽adas. Continue Reading

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