Live shows from Rio produced by the Social Movements Communications Convergence and Focus on the Global South
Download the audio recording here In 30 minutes we take a look at the highlights of the Peoples’...
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Good face at Rio, bad face at home
by Rebeca Leonardoriginally published in the BangkokPostThe governments of the world gather again to renew their commitment to sustainable development at the Rio+20 “Earth Summit”. While Thailand will claim to be...
Read MoreWhy the “green economy” will not work: Case studies of failed CDM and REDD projects from Asia, Latin America and Africa
With speakers from Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, South Africa, Uruguay and beyond…Spanish, Portuguese and English translation providedOrganised by Focus on the Global South*************Porqué la “economía...
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What to do after the Cupula dos Povos?: A discussion between social movements from Asia, Africa and Latin America
With leaders from La Via Campesina, labour and indigenous movements, World March of Women and...
Read MoreAt the crossroads between green economy and rights of nature
by Pablo SolonAlmost one thousand dolphins are lying dead on the beach. Another five thousand pelicans have also been found dead. What is the cause of this massacre? There are different explanations. Some argue that it was...
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Our Future is not for Sale! Reject the Green Economy and the ‘commodification’ of Nature!
PMCJ statement on the Rio+20 Conference and the Green EconomyAs world leaders gather at the United...
Read MoreAlternative models for water governance and management: the people’s challenge to “green economy”
by Mary Ann ManahanThe “green economy” sets the stage for the creation of markets where water and its ecosystem functions (e.g. water purification by pristine watersheds or carbon sequestration of forests and oceans) can be...
Read MoreCommodifying water through the “green economy”
by Mary Ann ManahanIn the “green economy” (GE) water is treated as a natural capital, an economic asset which fundamentally puts a price on all the dimensions, services and functions of water. The GE proposes that the...
Read MoreCan the green economy solve China’s development and environment challenges?
by Dorothy GuerreroIn acknowledging the many challenges that it is facing in achieving its development goals and addressing environmental problems, China has embarked on reforms aimed at rebalancing its economy to address...
Read MoreGreening free trade means protecting the status quo
by Joseph PuruggananDespite the rhetoric on “moving the world toward low-carbon development” (1) it is clear that the transition to the green economy rests on maintaining and protecting the status quo when it comes to the...
Read MoreFocus at Rio+20: Events Schedule
Download the whole schedule here Days/Time Activities/Events/Time Venue June 13, Wednesday 18:30 Ambientalismo de Espetáculo Organized by Corecon – RJ June 14, Thursday 17:30 – 19:00 Corporate Power:...
Read MoreAsian Movements’ Statement on the Green Economy: Fight for Our Future! No Price on Nature!
We are movements and organizations from Asia, waging struggles on various fronts and arenas to defend our rights, resist policies and projects that cause harm and destruction, and to fight for immediate...
Read MoreNew Permits to Pollute: REDD and the Green Economy
by Shalmali GuttalREDD (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...
Read MoreIs the EU’s pursuit of the green economy a solution for Rio +20?
The United Nations Conference of Sustainable Development (UNCSD), known as Rio+20, will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 18-21. The Summit is expected to deliver measures to address the multiple crises the world is...
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What can we learn from Latin America? Public talk with Susan George, Pablo Solon and Pedro Paez
The Transnational Institute (TNI) invites you to a public talk with Susan...
Read MoreDisempowering Women through the Green Economy
by Clarissa Militante“The Future We Want,” the text being discussed by governments for Rio+20, promotes rhetoric of empowering women but in reality, it not only disempowers them further, it also gives more rights and access...
Read MoreWhy the Green Economy is a wrong path to restore the equilibrium with nature and what alternatives do we have?
Twenty years after the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992, the environmental crisis continues to worsen. The unsustainable development model that gained dominance in the...
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