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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

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Q&A: “Only a Major Catastrophe Will Force Us to Change”

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

Julio Godoy interviews JONATHAN BAILLIE, leading British biologist and member of the Zoological Society of London

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 18 (TerraViva) That the environmental state of the Earth is catastrophic is no longer news. But grasping some figures that describe this catastrophe still provokes a shock – for instance, that 30 percent of biodiversity has disappeared since 1970, and that 60 percent of this decline has taken place in the tropical areas of the planet. Continue Reading

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Religiosos velan por el futuro del planeta

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

Por Fabiana Frayssinet

RÍO DE JANEIRO, 18 jun (TerraViva) “Quiero decirles a los gobernantes de Río+20 que todos los espíritus fueron convocados para cobrarles. Porque la naturaleza es nuestra, es de la humanidad, no puede ser vendida ni manipulada”. Continue Reading

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African Delegation Sceptical about “Natural Capital”

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

By Isaiah Esipisu

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 18 (TerraViva) As the first World Summit of Legislators concludes here, the Kenyan delegation has warned that the world’s developing nations must be careful when putting a monetary value on natural resources. Continue Reading

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Cooperação dos Brics entre o céu e o inferno

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

Por Fabiana Frayssinet

RIO DE JANEIRO, 17  junho (TerraViva) – Os países do Brics (Brasil, Rússia, Índia, China e África do Sul) têm diante de si uma escolha crucial: optar por uma cooperação “do bem”, em busca do desenvolvimento sustentável, ou por uma aliança “do mal”, que siga os passos da ajuda tradicional, que criticavam quando eram seus beneficiários.

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Novo conjunto de metas de desenvolvimento sustentável vai além de 2015

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

Por  Thalif Deen

RIO DE JANEIRO, 17 junho (TerraViva) Quando os líderes mundiais de mais de cem países concluírem sua cúpula de três dias, a Rio+20, no Brasil, entre 20 e 22 deste mês, eles deixarão para trás os fragmentos despedaçados de uma série de propostas que nunca saíram do papel.

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Economia solidaria na luta contra economia verde

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

Por Mario Osava

RIO DE JANEIRO. 18 Junho (TerraViva) – A Cúpula dos Povos transformou o Aterro do Flamengo numa grande feira de artesanato, enquanto seus ativistas mais articulados amaldiçoam a mercantilização de tudo. A economia solidaria está presente nos discursos e no “camelódromo”, ocupando 12 barracas divididas por duas entidades cada uma. Continue Reading

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Rio Reveals Big Capital’s Two Faces

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

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Latin American Growth Sets the Bar for Sustainable Development

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

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GLOBE, Keeping Governments’ Feet to the Fire

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

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