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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
Terraviva talks to Giuseppe Sala, CEO of EXPO Milano 2015 Expo Milano 2015 is in Rio to kick off its global dialogue on food and energy. During a side on June 21, CEO Giuseppe Sala gives an overview of the Expo 2015 that will run from May to October in Milan, Italy.more >>.