Category Archives: Brazil

Rio+20: What are you waiting for?

Ahead of the Rio+20 Summit I would like to share three thoughts of mine that may inspire you to take action. 1. In Europe we can save energy, become independent of fossil fuel – and create new jobs. But how can we … Continue reading

The climate issue is about more than activists on the streets

The disappointing failure of our national governments to agree on a climate treaty has prompted the return of protest and more traditional forms of activism that have drawn people onto the streets. The threat to our planet remains as serious, … Continue reading

What will Rio+ 20 deliver?

The preparation of the Rio Earth summit in June next year are now on the road and a statement have been delivered by the Chief Executives in the UN organisation. A wide and general platform that need to be discussed and … Continue reading

Solutions for Rio – debate in the UK Parliament

More than 150 politicians, businesses and NGO:s participated in the discussion about the roadmap to Rio +20 and Stockholm+40. The threats of our civilisation was present in the discussion. Mark Edwards the producer of the Hard Rain exhibition clarified and present … Continue reading

Deforestation in Brazil accelerate

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon accelerated in June, with more than 300 square kilometers destroyed, a 17 percent increase over the previous month, government researchers said Tuesday. The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) said 312.6 square kilometers (120 square miles) … Continue reading

Sweden on the top of the list of biofuel use in Europe

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Another State, Another Scandal: Corruption in Brazil

In my recent interview with Ricardo Freitas – one of the new wave of corporate leaders in Brazilian sustainable development – he talks of the endemic nature of corruption in Brazilian business and politics. The founder of the sustainable Eco-Vita … Continue reading

Sustainable urban development one of the key issues as Rio +20 planned

In Rio de Janeiro plans start to take shape before the Earth Summit 2012. One year left, and expectations are not very high. 20 years have passed since the last Rio Conference and the 40 years since the Stockholm Conference … Continue reading

C40 – largets cities meet in Sao Paulo today

The most important sustainable event in the city has already the confirmation of 36 Mayors and city representatives from the largest cities in the planet. C40 Sao Paulo Summit – a conference that brings mayors together to tackle climate change … Continue reading

Brazils challenges with nature

Amazonas remains by far the best-preserved of Brazil’s nine Amazon states, with about 97% of its original forest cover intact. But environmentalists and government officials fear the state’s southern limits are becoming a new frontier for deforestation, with ranchers and … Continue reading