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Rio: Pollution Rife Amid U.N. Environment Conference
For the 50,000 visitors from 190 countries streaming in for the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, the welcome in...
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Once-Green Sahara Hosted Early African Dairy Farms
The sandy dunes of the Sahara may seem an unlikely place for a dairy farm, but about 7,000 years...
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Science Can Do More for Sustainable Development
The message from Rio+20 is for practical action to deliver existing targets. Scientists must identify and overcome barriers to...
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Rio Environment Meeting Focuses On ‘Energy For All’
Diplomats and activists from around the world are meeting in Rio de Janeiro to talk about how the planet’s...
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Rio+20 Deal Would Weaken Energy, Water Pledges
Governments are set to weaken pledges on boosting access to water and energy after a new draft negotiating text...
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Climate Change Will Reduce Renewable Energy Capacity
Climate change is set to reduce Latin America’s capacity to produce renewable energy, according to Roberto Schaeffer, a Brazilian...
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Ecodesign: The Bottom Line
If architecture is 'design for living', one of its greatest challenges is how to live with the masses of...
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Governments Make ‘Pitiful’ Progress on Oceans
Little has been done to protect marine life since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, conservation scientists conclude. On pledges...
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Irrigation Expert Crosses Religious, Political Lines to Win Major Prize
Daniel Hillel developed a system called micro-irrigation, which has opened up dry regions to farming, revolutionizing agriculture worldwide. The...
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Nations at Odds on Rio+20 Earth Summit
The final round of negotiations leading up to next week’s Rio+20 summit begins with countries very much at odds...