The time is now for a UN High Commissioner for Future Generations
John Romano, Global Fellow, International Program, New York City
NRDC has joined hundreds of other civil society organizations in support ...
Sustainable Development Goals: Can the UN stimulate the global action and accountability we need?
John Romano, Global Fellow, International Program, New York City
Twenty years ago at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the world acknowledged ...
New Hope for a New Generation: Can PINCs save the Planet?
Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
At just 24-years-old, Chris Castro is a successful Cuban-American eco- ...
Measuring the True Reach of the Rio+20 Earth Summit
Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
The mainstream media, outside of Brazil and particularly in the United ...
Reflections on Rio: Encouraging Cloud Over the Earth Summit
Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
Since returning from Rio, I have already participated in a number of ...
Are You Here to Save Face or to Save Us?
Sharon Buccino, Director, Land Program, Washington, DC
I got a new phone over the weekend. My 13 year old daughter said, “Mom, ...
Official Rio Document Disappoints, but People’s Commitment to Sustainability Inspires
Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City
When 17-year-old student Brittany Trilford addressed the opening session of the Rio ...
Girl Power Goes Global at Rio+20
Tiffany Traynum, Program Assistant, San Francisco
Today marked the conclusion of a global environmental summit that drew nearly 100 world ...
Big Wins at Rio+20′s: a Platform, Partnerships and Business Opportunities to Stop Plastic Pollution
Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
What do mushrooms, tires, and soda bottles have in common? They are all ...
Big Oil’s Monopoly Money: Ending $1 Trillion in Fossil Fuel Subsidies Requires Breaking Industry’s Political Influence
Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City
Yesterday at the Rio+20 Earth Summit I spoke on a panel about eliminating fossil fuel subsidies--a ...
Tweeting to Save the Earth: Rio Leaders Listen to Your Two Cents to #endfossilfuelsubsidies
Rachel Fried, Program Assistant, Lands and Communications, Washington, D.C.
I used to associate the word “Rio” with a glass ...
Rio+20 Earth Summit: Putting a human face on climate change in India and around the world
Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C.
Fighting climate change has not been a front-burner issue at the ...
The Blindfold is Off: Lady Justice Has Her Sights on Rio and Beyond
Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City
As the official top level delegates arrive in Rio, and as groups like NRDC continue to ...
What Duran Duran Teaches Us About Rio
Mark Izeman, Senior Attorney and Director of the New York Urban Program, New York
It’s probably just me, but when I hear the word ...
“What are you going to do about the crying mountains?”- In Rio+20 Latin America must take action on climate change
Carolina Herrera, Latin America Advocate, Washington DC
The final Rio+20 negotiated text is out and it’s underwhelming to say the ...
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