Por Amantha Perera y Claudia Ciobanu

RÍO DE JANEIRO, 21 jun (TerraViva)  El resultado de Río+20 hasta ahora es un fiasco para las organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG), que rechazaron el documento final negociado por los gobiernos. Continue Reading

By Thalif Deen

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 21 (TerraViva) After nearly 50 years as an international wire service, the Rome-based Inter Press Service (IPS) is branching out into WebTV, keeping pace with the latest advances in digital technology. Continue Reading

By Stephen Leahy

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 21 (TerraViva) Over one billion people in the developing world could benefit from the Sustainable Energy for All initiative to bring electricity and clean-burning cookstoves to those without by 2030, U.N. officials said here June 21. Continue Reading

Por Thalif Deen* – TerraViva

RÍO DE JANEIRO, 21 jun (TerraViva) Se calcula que la población mundial pasará de los actuales 7.000 millones de personas a 9.000 millones para mediados de este siglo, y esto no solo significa ciudades hacinadas, sino también una mayor demanda de alimentos, agua, energía y vivienda. Continue Reading

By Isaiah Esipisu

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 21 (TerraViva) Danish artist Jen Galschiot is sending a strong message to delegates at the Rio+20 summit – one that some may not wish to hear. Continue Reading

Fabiana Frayssinet

SEROPEDICA, Brazil, Jun 21 (TerraViva) – An agroecological farm outside of Rio de Janeiro is a testing ground for scientists and agronomists in Brazil, who have worked there for two decades to show that it is possible to produce a wide range of natural agricultural products in a cheap, efficient way that harms neither the environment nor human health.

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Por Sabina Zaccaro * – TerraViva

RÍO DE JANEIRO, 21 jun (TerraViva)  Es 1992. El pequeño Vusumzi vive con su madre, Mavis, en el distrito sudafricano de Thornhill, uno de los lugares a los que tuvieron que mudarse los negros durante el apartheid, régimen de segregación racial en detrimento de la mayoría negra que rigió hasta dos años más tarde.

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By Thalif Deen

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 21 (IPS) As the global population threatens to explode – from the current seven billion to over nine billion by mid-century – the sharp increase in humans not only means overcrowded cities but also increasing demands on food, water, energy and shelter, foreshadowing devastating implications for a sustainable future. Continue Reading

By Mario Osava

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 20 (TerraViva) Members of unions and the Landless Movement (MST) dominated the parade of nations, covering with red the Avenida Rio Branco, in the center of Rio de Janeiro, with at least 50,000 people protesting against the green economy. Continue Reading

Por Fabíola Ortiz

RIO DE JANEIRO, 21 Junho (TerraViva) – Apesar de a versão final da declaração da Rio+20 não incluir metas definidas para o desenvolvimento sustentável, as chamadas SDGs em inglês (Sustainable Development Goals), os países amazônicos se lançaram à missão de sair da Conferência das Nações Unidas no Rio de Janeiro com a definição de metas de desenvolvimento sustentável para a Amazônia, como o desmatamento zero para 2020.

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