Brazil
Rio+20: The Rio de Janeiro favela setting the standard for inner-city sustainability
RTCC’s Daniel Schweimler takes a tour of the Babilonia favela in Rio de Janeiro where sustainable development is at the heart of the community’s hopes for a higher quality of living and a healthier, more prosperous future.
Rio+20 Business Focus: Ditching diesel in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest
myclimate explains how they are helping communities in Brazil’s Amazon to ditch rainforests for FSC woodchips for their electricity production
President Dilma must veto Brazil’s Forest laws, say campaigners
As changes to Brazil’s Forest Code are approved by the country’s Chamber of Deputies, campaigners call on President Dilma Rousseff to veto the law and protect the country’s iconic forests.
Photo of the week #8
This week’s photo of the week features the Açai Palm trees found in the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil.
Rio+20 Summit shies away from ‘controversial’ climate change
Hosts select sustainable development as foundation for progress.