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No more brackets, at least for now

COA Admin June 17, 2012 1 Comment

By Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler So the night before last the Brazilian government came up with a new negotiating text, and from now on they will be chairing the negotiations. Being the host country has its perks. The consensus seems to be that the new version isn’t terrible but it leaves out a lot of important stuff, like an Ombudperson for Future Generations. The interesting part is that the...

Rio+20 anda en pantuflas

COA Admin June 17, 2012 1 Comment

Rio+20 anda en pantuflas por Anyuri Betegón Amaneció el tercer día de las negociaciones y las promesas quedaron por cumplir. La ceremonia de inauguración del PrepCom III (Comité Preparatorio encargado de establecer el programa, concluir la redacción de la declaración de principios, plan de acción y decidir las modalidades de...

Información y sustentabilidad agrícola en Rio+20

COA Admin June 17, 2012 0 Comments

By Juan Olmedo La transferencia de información es un pre-requisito para la sustentabilidad. Sólo compartiendo experiencias y conocimiento podremos superar la crisis ambiental, social, alimentaria, económica, etc. en la que nos encontramos. En la conferencia de Rio+20 miles de personas de todo el mundo intercambian información de muchas maneras....

Beyond Their ‘Monkey Business’ Future

COA Admin June 16, 2012 0 Comments

By Nimisha Bastedo The discussion ended at the first Preparatory Committee meeting for Rio+20 back in May 2010. It ended when all of the people’s concerns were not implemented into that “zero-minus draft” that formed the basis of these negotiations. For twenty years, negotiators have led us through this bracketing and un-bracketing, and now they are being put up in $500-a-night...

[earth] in Durban

COA Admin June 16, 2012 0 Comments

June 16, 2:00 pm - As we head into a new phase of negotiations, with Brazil introducing a new text in one hour, and the degree of continued major group involvement at Rio Centro unclear, here's a look back at the power youth can have - regardless of restricted areas and closed meetings. Durban from Devin Altobello Documentarian on Vimeo. Engaged youth today are galvanized by...