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Brasil cierra símbolo de degradación ambiental, antes de Río+20

Posted on 07 June 2012 by admin

Por Fabíola Ortiz

RÍO DE JANEIRO,  jun (IPS) – En vísperas de acoger la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, Rio+20, que discutirá el rumbo de la economía verde, esta ciudad brasileña pone fin a uno de sus mayores crímenes ambientales: el gigantesco basurero de Gramacho, en la Bahía de Guanabara. Continue Reading

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La ONU viaja a Río+20 borrando sus huellas

Posted on 07 June 2012 by admin

Por Thalif Deen

NACIONES UNIDAS, 4 jun (IPS) – Mientras los líderes de la comunidad internacional se preparan para la cumbre Río+20 este mes, la ONU parece decidida a practicar lo que predica: mejorar su eficiencia y reducir drásticamente sus emisiones de gases invernadero. Continue Reading

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Ahead of Rio+20, “The Economy is Already Turning Green”

Posted on 07 June 2012 by admin

Sabina Zaccaro interviews CORRADO CLINI, Italian Minister of Environment

ROME, Jun 7, 2012 (IPS) – While governments make a last desperate attempt to agree on a plan of action for next week’s Rio+20 summit on sustainable development – including plans on the transition to a green economy and a set of sustainable development goals – the real economy is already turning green, according to Italy’s minister of environment, Corrado Clini.

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World Faces Stark Choice at Rio+20, UN Report Warns

Posted on 07 June 2012 by admin

By Isabella De Grave

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 7, 2012 (IPS) – Irreversible environmental damage threatens to destabilise the world’s life-support systems unless urgent action is taken, according to the latest Global Environment Report (GEO-5) which looks to the Rio+20 summit as a crucial opportunity to halt this decline.

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Receita para acabar com a emergência planetária

Posted on 06 June 2012 by admin

Stephen Leahy

Uxbridge, Canadá, 6/6/2012, (IPS) – As políticas que ignoram a dimensão ecológica e ambiental são em grande parte responsáveis pelos problemas que afetam o sistema de suporte vital do planeta.

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Degradação de terras, uma bola de neve de desastres

Posted on 06 June 2012 by admin

Karina Boeckmann

Berlim, Alemanha, 6/6/2012, (IPS) – A degradação da terra ameaça todos os seres vivos que povoam o planeta, incluídos os humanos.

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Activists Call for Creation of High Commissioner for Future Generations at Rio+20

Posted on 05 June 2012 by admin

By Stephen Leahy *

UXBRIDGE, Canada, Jun 5, 2012 (Tierramérica) – The theme of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) is “The Future We Want”, but there is no official role for youth nor a spokesperson for future generations who will inherit that future.

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A ONU viaja para a Rio+20 apagando suas pegadas

Posted on 05 June 2012 by admin

Thalif Deen

Nações Unidas, 5/6/2012, (IPS) – Enquanto os líderes da comunidade internacional se preparam para a cúpula Rio+20 neste mês, a Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) parece decidida a praticar o que prega: melhorar sua eficiência e reduzir drasticamente suas emissões de gases-estufa.

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Canadá muda postura sobre a água às vésperas da Rio+20

Posted on 04 June 2012 by admin

Thalif Deen

Nações Unidas, 4/6/2012, (IPS) – Em uma drástica virada política antes da Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável, a Rio+20, o Canadá anunciou sua disposição de reconhecer o acesso a água e saneamento como um direito humano básico.

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“O desenvolvimento sustentável é inevitável”

Posted on 04 June 2012 by admin

Busani Bafana

Bulawayo, Zimbábue, 4/6/2012, (IPS) – Uma agricultura sustentável claramente definida deveria ser uma prioridade na agenda da Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável, afirmou Sameer Dossani, coordenador de campanhas internacionais da ActionAid, em entrevista à IPS.

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