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 ...
Beyond Rio+20: Reflections on the Road to Nairobi and Paris
Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
I just traveled to Nairobi for the first Universal Session of the United ...
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 ...
India Environmental News Compilation, July 17th – 23rd, 2012
Amrita Batra, Program Assistant, India Initiative and Food and Agriculture, San Francisco
Climate
Goa Forest and Environment to Help Implement ...
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 ...
Latin America Climate, Energy and Environment News: 6/25- 6/29/2012
Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
This week, Chile signed agreements with China and South Korea that will help ...
India Environmental News Compilation, June 18th – June 24th, 2012
Amrita Batra, Program Assistant, India Initiative and Food and Agriculture, San Francisco
Rio +20 Earth Summit/Climate
Jayanthi Natrajan ...
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 ...
Latin America Climate, Energy and Environment News: 6/18- 6/22/2012
Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
During a meeting on June 20, HidroAysén’s board of directors ...
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 ...
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