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Contributing Reporter

Through the years we have had over a hundred freelance reporters and contributors writing for us, and we thank them all for their work.

Rio+20 Reports US$500B Committed: Daily

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - UN press sources announced that Rio+20 concluded with more than US$500 billion mobilized with over...

Brazil Responds to Paraguay: Daily

By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The diplomatic fallout following the recent impeachment of former Paraguay president Fernando Lugo continued over...

Outcome Unclear as Rio+20 Ends: Daily

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The UN's Rio+20 Earth Summit has ended with broad agreements and a general “renewing of commitment”...

Protests Pressure Rio+20 Leaders: Daily

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, enters the final 24 hours of...

Rousseff Urges More Rio+20 Funds: Daily

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has used her speech at the opening ceremony of the...

Rio+20 Events in Favela Communities

By Lisa Molinari and Melissa Rossi, Contributing Reporters RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – While global attention convenes on the Rio+20 UN Conference, the Government of...

UN Rio+20 High-Level Summit Begins

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The UN’s Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development reaches its most important stage today, Wednesday,...

SUPERNOVA at Circo Digital Festival

By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The relationship between geometry and graffiti is generally a fixed sequence, architecture and the...

Businesses Vital to Rio+20 Success

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The UN’s milestone Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development has been keen to invite a broad...

Rousseff in Mexico for G-20 Summit

By Lucy Jordan, Contributing Reporter BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – President Dilma Rousseff arrived in Los Cabos, Mexico Sunday to attend the 7th G-20 Summit of...

João Amorim, Cinema and Environment

By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Throughout history, cinema has played an important role in furthering social issues.  The...

Fogo & Flu Find Form in Brasileirão

By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Botafogo and Fluminense both found some form to pick up their poise in the...

Organic Produce in Rio Restaurants

By Nathan M. Walters, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Organically grown produce is integral to the concept of sustainable business by reducing harmful pesticides,...

2nd Annual Uranium Film Festival in Rio

By Lisa Molinari, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Just a week after the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, the 2nd Uranium Film...

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