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Q&A: “Only a Major Catastrophe Will Force Us to Change”

Posted on 18 June 2012 by admin

Julio Godoy interviews JONATHAN BAILLIE, leading British biologist and member of the Zoological Society of London

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 18 (TerraViva) That the environmental state of the Earth is catastrophic is no longer news. But grasping some figures that describe this catastrophe still provokes a shock – for instance, that 30 percent of biodiversity has disappeared since 1970, and that 60 percent of this decline has taken place in the tropical areas of the planet. Continue Reading

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Reforma agrária mais sustentável no Brasil

Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin

Por Fabíola Ortiz

RÃO DE JANEIRO , 15 jun (TerraViva) – É possível realizar uma reforma agrária sustentável com desmatamento zero na Amazônia? Este é  o desafio que o governo brasileiro tem se lançado nos últimos dois anos.

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La cura de la Tierra ya existe

Posted on 07 June 2012 by admin

Por Stephen Leahy

UXBRIDGE, Canadá, jun (IPS) – El Ãrtico alcanzó una concentración récord de dióxido de carbono de 400 partes por millón (ppm). La última vez que la Tierra registró niveles similares fue hace tres millones de años, durante la era del Plioceno. Continue Reading

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La ONU viaja a Río+20 borrando sus huellas

Posted on 07 June 2012 by admin

Por Thalif Deen

NACIONES UNIDAS, 4 jun (IPS) – Mientras los líderes de la comunidad internacional se preparan para la cumbre Río+20 este mes, la ONU parece decidida a practicar lo que predica: mejorar su eficiencia y reducir drásticamente sus emisiones de gases invernadero. Continue Reading

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