2012 Special Broadcasts / Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20
Recovering our Future.
From June 20- 22, 2012, the governments of the world will meet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to commemorate the 20 years since the “Earth Summit”, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) which established for the first time a global agenda for "sustainable development". Social movements from around the world are organizing a Peoples’ Summit parallel to the official meeting, where they will denounce the commodification of nature in the so-called "Green Economy" and will promote alternatives to the advance of capital over natural resources, energy and agriculture.
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31 May 2012 | Videos | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20
Wood sovereignty
More repercussions at Gothenburg conference ahead of Rio+20
“We would like to make a small adding to the food sovereignty declaration, we should have a wood sovereignty too”, to take responsibility over rainforests, said Swedish farmer Torgny Ostling. Watch video
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29 May 2012 | Videos | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20
Economic System Challenged
Rio+20 Pre-Conference in Gothenburg
Representatives of social movements from different parts of Sweden met in Gothenburg, on May 18-20, for a conference before Rio+20, the United Nations summit on sustainable development that will take place next month in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Watch video
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24 May 2012 | Videos | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20
Captured UN
Anil Naidoo, of the Blue Planet Project, on Rio+20
The corporate influence in the negotiations of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development that will take place in June in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is “undeniable”, warned Canadian activist Anil Naidoo. The main business lobby groups in the world have accreditation to enter the international talks and meet with official delegations, he said. Watch video
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24 May 2012 | News | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20
Warning
Meeting in El Salvador to warn about destruction of mangroves
The destructive advance of industrial shrimp farming, the privatization of coastal areas, hotel projects, the building of hydroelectric megadams, and the so-called Clean Development Mechanism are some of the problems highlighted by environmental activists in the Fifth General Assembly of Redmanglar Internacional that took place in May 20-27. Redmanglar Internacional is made up by organizations of ten Latin American countries. Read more
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21 May 2012 | Videos | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20
All Eyes on Mangroves
Silvia Quiroa: false solutions to climate change in El Salvador
At the regional assembly of Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) held in Costa Rica, Real World Radio interviewed Silvia Quiroa, of CESTA-FoE El Salvador. Silvia told us about how green economy means the commodification of nature and a false solution to climate change. Watch video
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17 May 2012 | News | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20
Greenwashed
Rio+20: Warning About Opportunities for Corporations to Continue Profiting
“Asking the World Bank to play an important role in the solution of environmental problems would be like asking for the creation of a Human Rights Institute led by Somoza and Pinochet”, said the chair of CESTA-Friends of the Earth El Salvador, Ricardo Navarro, in interview with Real World Radio. Read more
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17 May 2012 | Interviews | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20
Increasing Awareness
Interview with Juan Almendares, of Honduran organization Madre Tierra
Social organizations in Latin America are preparing their platform ahead of the mobiliazations of the “Peoples' Summit for Social and Environmental Justice: Against the commodification of life and nature; in defense of common goods”. The event will be held in parallel to the UN conference Rio+20 between June 15 and 23 in Rio de Janeiro. Read more
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14 May 2012 | News | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20 | Land grabbing
Africa United
Friends of the Earth Africa held its Annual General Assembly: several issues were raised
Organizations member of the environmentalist federation Friends of the Earth from 12 African countries demanded during the weekend the respect of the right to land in the continent as well as food and energy sovereignty. Read more
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10 May 2012 | News | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20
Infinite Power
Corporate Capture Exposed at UN
Corporate lobbying within UN negotiations has managed to block effective solutions for global problems related to climate change, hunger, poverty, access to water and deforestation, warns Friends of the Earth International on a press release issued Thursday. Read more
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7 May 2012 | News | Peoples’ Summit in Rio+20
Less Than Zero
Rio+20 “Zero Draft” document stalled in the UN: Social Movements Prepare to Mobilize
As a result of several disagreements around the so called “green economy”, the United Nations was forced to extend another week the negotiations on the final document for the upcoming conference on Sustainable Development, dubbed Rio+20. Read more
