Low hopes and raised brows for Rio+20 conference

Low hopes and raised brows for Rio+20 conference

19 Jun 2012 08:34 - Paulo Prada
As Brazil prepares for the conference on global development, the mood could not be more different than the Earth Summit 10 years ago.
Alarm bells ring over activist death toll

Alarm bells ring over activist death toll

19 Jun 2012 07:28 - Jonathan Watts
A new Global Witness report has revealed that environmental activists were killed at the rate of more than two a week in 2011.
Sustainable development hopes pinned on Rio+20 conference

Sustainable development hopes pinned on Rio+20 conference

24 May 2012 08:22 -
A spirit of determination has prevailed at the UN press briefing about the Rio+20 conference which will take place in Brazil later this year.
Earth cannot carry our load

Earth cannot carry our load

05 Apr 2012 00:00 - Fiona Macleod
Scientists have succeeded in including 'planetary boundaries' for Rio+20, the UN conference in Rio de Janeiro on the global green economy.