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by Shalmali Guttal REDD (Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation) is one of the most deceptive and risky initiatives proposed to mitigate climate change. REDD creates the illusion that by halting forest destruction and degradation, global emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) will be reduced. In actuality, however, the offset mechanism in REDD allows high GHG emitters … Continue reading
Canada, US, and Vatican unite against human rights at Rio+20 Amnesty International News Release, June 22, 2012 RIO+20 OUTCOME DOCUMENT UNDERMINED BY HUMAN RIGHTS OPPONENTS Global economic troubles are being matched by a recession in human rights with worryingly minimal commitments coming out of the United Nations Rio+20 conference on Sustainable Development, Amnesty International, Human … Continue reading
A tale of two conferences: The social and ecological crises of capitalism by Chris Williams “It’s impossible!” I said. “No Johnny, we’re impossible. It’s like it always was ten million years ago. It hasn’t changed. It’s us and the land that’ve changed, become impossible, us!” —Ray Bradbury, from the short story “The Foghorn”— Sometimes, the … Continue reading
RESERVAS E INTERPRETACIONES A LA DECLARACION “EL FUTURO QUE QUEREMOS” DE LA CONFERENCIA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE – RIO + 20 22 de Junio del 2012 El Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia desea sumarse al consenso de esta Declaración con las siguientes reservas e interpretaciones, las cuales solicitamos sean reflejadas en el … Continue reading
Discurso de Evo Morales Ayma, Presidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia Plenaria de la Conferencia de Naciones Unidas sobre Desarrollo Sostenible Rio+20 Rio de Janeiro, 21 de junio de 2012 LA ECONOMÍA VERDE ES EL NUEVO COLONIALISMO PARA SOMETER A NUESTROS PUEBLOS Saludando a todos los presentes y a los pueblos del mundo, el Presidente … Continue reading
What we have to learn from the Ocean My poetic thinking on Rio+20 by Kaganga John When I look out at the ocean water I reflect and wish that we people were like that Each wave, going up and down, mixing, unifying Going here and there Sharing, flowing into each other Ever busy Finding balance … Continue reading
Statement by the Bolivian Climate Change Platform Rio de Janeiro, 20 June 2012. A warning from civil society to governments that the agreement consolidates the “green economy” and false solutions. We reject the document “The future we want” that has been approved initially and is about to be ratified by heads of state of member … Continue reading
Rio+20 negotiations: Huge disappointment if current text is approved, CIDSE says “If the text stays as it is, this conference will be a historic failure. While the poorest and most vulnerable people will pay first, the future for all human beings and the planet looks grim because of the lack of resolve of our political … Continue reading
by V. Suresh and N.S. Tanvi Over 100 world leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro this week for the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, popularly referred to as Rio+20 Global Earth Summit. It is being held amidst “‘a world running low on drinking water and productive land’ and set against the backdrop of accelerating … Continue reading
Global Alliance of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities on Climate Change against REDD+ Saturday, 16 June, 2012 After more than 500 years of resistance, we, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, peasant farmers, fisherfolk and civil society are not fooled by the so-called Green Economy and REDD+ because we know colonialism when we see it. Regardless of … Continue reading
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