• 17 June 2012 | News | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20

  

  Impacted Territories

  Focus on REDD and the Commodification of Nature

  A seminar to expose the false solutions of green capitalism as well as the territorial impacts of the institutional strategies to commodify nature was held on 'tent 33' of the Peoples' Summit. The event dealt with issues such as the commodification of common goods, the advance of 'green economy' on territories, REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation of forests) in developing countries and the strategies of corporations and the finance sector. Read more

• 16 June 2012 | News | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20

  

  All For Profit

  ThyssenKrupp and Vale Accused of Health Impacts Near Rio de Janeiro

  Allergies, breathing problems, nose bleeding, plagues and difficulties fishing are just some of the problems faced on a daily basis by the Brazilian community of Santa Cruz, to the west of Rio de Janeiro. Read more

• 15 June 2012 | Interviews | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20

  

  No REDD

  “They want to see us as gardeners in our own lands”

  The International Alliance of Indigenous and Local Communities on Climate Change held a press conference at the Peoples Summit in Rio to expose 'green economy' and the REDD mechanism (Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Degradation). Read more

• 15 June 2012 | Videos | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20

  

  A Declaration of War

  Documentary on Controversial Belo Monte Dam presented at Rio+20 Summit

  The building of Belo Monte hydroelectric dam has caused widespread controversy in Brazil. To fuel the debate, the documentary called “Belo Monte, A declaration of War” will be screened on Sunday 17 June as part of the Rio+20 Summit. Watch video

• 15 June 2012 | News | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20 | Social activists at risk

  

  Illegal Practices

  UN Summit Observer from Mozambique Banned Entry in Brazil

  Journalist Jeremias Vunjanhe, member of the organization Justicia Ambiental-Friends of the Earth Mozambique was denied entry in Brazil. He was there to participate as an observer at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), to be held in Rio from June 19 to 22. Read more

• 14 June 2012 | Interviews | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20

  

  Keep Up The Fight

  Bolivian Social Organizations Attend Rio+20 Summit

  A delegation comprising 32 representatives of social organizations from Bolivia is on its way to Brazil to take part in the United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development, dubbed Rio+20, as well as in the Peoples’ Summit. Read more

• 13 June 2012 | Interviews | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20

  

  Active Campaign

  Interview with Juliette Renaud, representative of Friends of the Earth France

  French organization Les Amis de la Terre launched on June 5th a campaign against the commodification of nature, which also serves to feed the discussions that will take place in the next UN Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Río+20. Read more

• 5 June 2012 | News | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20

  

  Mobilization is Key

  Martin Drago of REDES-Friends of the Earth on the Peoples Summit

  The call for the Peoples Summit to take place in Rio de Janeiro on June 15-23 is loud and clear. The organizers are expecting 23,000-25,000 participants to arrive; a few months ago the estimated number was 8,000 participants. Read more

• 4 June 2012 | News | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20

  

  Oxymoron

  Political scientist Atilio Boron talks about green capitalism and analyzes social movements

  “Speaking of green capitalism is an oxymoron, it is like talking about a round square, if it is capitalism it is not green. For capitalism, nature is a commodity that needs to be exploited in order to generate more value, and (green economy) proposals are just a cover and are not serious at all”. Read more

• 1 June 2012 | Interviews | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20

  

  “Green Economy” and its links with the FTAA

  Interview with Manuel Bertoldi: Social Movements Towards ALBA and their position with reference to Rio+20

  In the framework of the promotion of Latin American integration by the peoples and popular organizations, the Social Movements Towards ALBA group expects that in the Rio+20 Peoples Summit we reach a level of mobilization similar to the one that enabled to defeat the free trade project called FTAA in 2005 to face the so-called “green-economy”. Read more

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