Tag: Sustainable Development - Page 2
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What Rio+20 Was and Wasn't in 17 Photos
Wrapping up our coverage of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, we look at who came, who bailed out, what happened, and what didn't.
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Two Views of Our Future: Science Versus Mainstream Economics
No previous civilization has survived the ongoing destruction of its natural supports. Nor will ours.
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Rio+20’s ‘Look at the Bright Side’ Phase Doesn't Hide the Process Needs Re-Thinking
The commitments made by countries and the intention to set Sustainable Development Goals are good achievements, just not enough to justify a summit like this. Is it time to re-design the UN environmental meetings to work for us?
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Rio+20 Ending: Saying Goodbye to All That
The mockery of the official meeting overshadows everything around it. Can we start thinking about what are we paying our 'representatives' for?
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The Walkout from Rio+20 Could Actually Mean We're Ready to Stop Caring About an Obsolete Process
As the conference heads to an end this Friday, over 100 young people with NGOs and indigenous representatives occupied the summit and walked out. Do they mean business?
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Activists Campaign to Bring Bikes into the Conversation at Rio+20
Can we be serious about bikes? For a means of sustainable transportation which is transforming cities around the world, it is not receiving the recognition it deserves. A group seeks to change that.
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A Cold Launch for the Official Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development
After opening remarks that felt tiring, secretary Ban Ki Moon announced 200 commitments will be taken by countries.
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Rio+C40: Is the Cities Approach to Tackling Climate Change a Viable Alternative to the Global Process?
C40 works as a network to connect and share best practices, in a take or leave approach. Is this pragmatism what we need in front of a global process that's increasingly disappointing?
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Rio+20's Culture, the Word on the Street, and Visual Messages Here and There
Take a look at some art events that are taking place around the city, find the low profile protestors and take a look at some messages in the street.
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Rio+20 Final Draft Text Recognizes Our Problem, Proposes Scant Few Concrete Solutions
There's plenty of "recognizing," "acknowledging," and "noting" going on in the final draft of the Rio+20 text. Lot's of UN-ese. And that's about it.
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Mayors Gloat About Cities' Sustainable Development Progress, Criticize Global Process at Rio+20
New York City mayor and C40 Chair Michael Bloomberg’s words were firm and self congratulatory, but that didn’t make them any less true: Cities seem indeed to be ahead of the global process.
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Arena Socioambiental Showcases Models for Sustainable Development at Rio+20
Smaller than other events, the Arena Socioambiental does a good job showing models that are working to lift people from poverty in a sustainable way.
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Mixed Messages, Colorful Marches: Walking the Rio+20 People's Summit
A self-organized gathering of NGOs, native communities and members of the civil society, the People's Summit is one big mess or one fine celebration, depending on how you want to look at it.
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First Impressions at Rio+20: A Question of Scale?
Why is a sustainable development conference taking place in what feels like a suburban mall? Can that explain somehow our inability to reach environmental consensus?
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The UN's Rio+20 Conference Matters
Here's why the United Nations' Rio+20 Conference matters to everyone.
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What to Expect from the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20
In advance to TreeHugger's on the ground coverage of the Earth Summit, some thoughts on what we’re thinking the event will and will not be.
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The Urbanization of Rio de Janeiro's Slums, a Model for Sustainable Development
On the road to provide a healthy and rich life to everyone on developing nations, Rio de Janeiro's program to urbanize its famous slums is testing interesting ideas that could be picked by other cities.
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5 Things India Can Teach Us About Green Business & Sustainability
Adam Werbach's recent talk at Sustainable Brands is, intentionally or not, a collection of green sutras that we ought to apply to our own lives, our communities, our businesses, our government.
