I am in Porto Alegre, Brasil with Blue Planet Project organizer Anil Naidoo for a Thematic Social Forum (titled ‘Capitalist Crisis, Social and Environmental Justice’), which is a primary civil society organizing moment in advance of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) – more commonly referred to as Rio+20 – set to be […]
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Peter Bosshard, policy director at International Rivers, writes, “The draft document for the Rio+20 summit, which governments are currently discussing in New York, is devoid of substance and ambition. Entitled The Future We Want, it contains no honest analysis, few specific recommendations, and no binding commitments. Instead, it tries to hide its lack of ambition […] |
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Jan 192012
The Blue Planet Project will participate in the “Towards People’s Summit of Rio+20” in Porto Alegre, Brazil January 24-29, 2012 with other civil society organizations and social and popular movements from around the world. Check back regularly for updates. |
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Jan 152012
Bolivia has develop a 56-point program for the Rio+20 summit this coming June. |
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Jan 122012
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