Outcome Unclear as Rio+20 Ends: Daily
The Rio+20 Outcome Document has been approved with a general “renewing of commitment” to sustainable development, greener economies and the...
June 23, 2012Topic
rainforest
Protests Pressure Rio+20 Leaders: Daily
A number of different protests have taken place around Rio de Janeiro as the Rio+20 Summit nears its climax.
June 22, 2012
Rousseff Urges More Rio+20 Funds: Daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has used her speech at Rio+20 to call on developed nations to contribute more funds to...
June 21, 2012
No Consensus Yet for Rio+20 Doc: Daily
The final stage of negotiations over the UN’s Rio+20 Outcome Document has ended without achieving a universally-agreed set of goals...
June 17, 2012
Brazil Forestry Code Part-Vetoed
President Rousseff has vetoed part of the controversial Forestry Code legislation which regulates how much of Brazil’s Amazon region must...
May 29, 2012
Amazon Deforestation in Brazil Up 127 Percent
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest increased by over 127 percent between 2000 and 2010, despite some progress in recent months.
October 11, 2011
Fear of Landslides: Families Relocated
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Two hundred families from the favela Morro do Borel in...
February 15, 2011US Focus on Brazilian Amazon
By Nestor Bailly, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - It is clear the Amazon rainforest is extremely important for...
December 21, 2010
Belo Monte Dam Bid Won
By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Despite fierce national and international opposition mounted over several...
April 27, 2010