Posted on 16 June 2012 by admin
Por Fabiana Frayssinet
RÃO DE JANEIRO, 16 jun (TerraViva) A Leonardo Boff no le gusta hablar de la Carta de la Tierra como de una nueva Biblia. Pero del documento, que según el teólogo brasileño es “el más bello del siglo XXIâ€, rescata un carácter sagrado: la salvación de la vida. Continue Reading
Posted on 16 June 2012 by admin
By Julio Godoy
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 16 (TerraViva) – Incorporating a monetary valuation of nature into gross domestic product (GDP) is an essential step for a global policy of sustainable development, according to legislators and scientists gathered in this Brazilian city ahead of the Rio+20 summit. Continue Reading
Posted on 16 June 2012 by admin
Por Mario Osava
RIO DE JANEIRO, 15 jun (TerraViva) Economia verde é uma “forma hábil†de privatizar a água, denunciou o boliviano Pablo Solón, diretor executivo da Focus on the Global South, uma ONG asiática, numa das dezenas de atividades que inauguraram a Cúpula dos Povos, no âmbito da conferencia Rio+20.
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Posted on 16 June 2012 by admin
By Thalif Deen
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 16 (TerraViva) After several long months of hard bargaining and protracted negotiations, the 193-member Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) drafting a blueprint for a green economy and sustainable development ran true to form, ending its discussions in a predictable stalemate. Continue Reading
Posted on 16 June 2012 by admin
Por FabÃola Ortiz
RIO DE JANEIRO, 16 jun (TerraViva) – Enquanto o mundo ainda tenta encontrar consenso num documento final da Rio+20 em torno de temas como a definição de objetivos do desenvolvimento sustentável, organizações sociais e civis provam que Rio+20 não é apenas para chefes de Estado e reuniões de alto nÃvel.
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Posted on 16 June 2012 by admin
By Amantha Perera
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jun 16 (TerraViva) Equal access to riches and resources is a must if the world’s burgeoning urban population is to achieve sustainable development, experts say. Continue Reading
Posted on 16 June 2012 by admin
By Stephen Leahy
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 16 (TerraViva) Delegates in Rio will need to take a leap of faith and agree on concepts like the green economy and sustainable development goals without really knowing what they involve, suggest experts on the sidelines of the Rio+20 Earth Summit. Continue Reading
Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin
By Fabiana Frayssinet
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 15 (TerraViva) – Swallowed up in the crowd in front of the spectacular Guanabara Bay, indigenous leader Apolinario from Brazil’s Amazon rainforest acted as an impromptu guide on the first day of the People’s Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Continue Reading
Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin
Por Fabiana Frayssinet
RÃO DE JANEIRO, 15 jun (TerraViva) – Perdido como el resto entre la multitud frente a la imponente bahÃa de Guanabara, el lÃder indÃgena Apolinario, de la selva amazónica brasileña, hizo de guÃa improvisado en el primer dÃa de la Cumbre de los Pueblos, en RÃo de Janeiro. Continue Reading
Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin
Por Mario Osava, enviado especial
RIBEIRA DO POMBAL, Brasil, 14 jun (IPS/TerraViva) “Antes eu tocava fogo pra espantar as abelhas, que não deixavam trabalharâ€, recorda o agricultor Antonio Ribeiro da Cruz, de 61 anos. “Elas continuam brabas, mas hoje são amigasâ€, reconheceu. Continue Reading