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
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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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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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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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
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
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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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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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
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