Global death toll of environmental activists rising, report says
In April, Chut Wutty was shot to deathin the Cambodian forests he was so outspoken in defending, a slaying that outraged human rights activists suspicious of the conflicting explanations given by police.
His death appears to be part of a chilling trend. Growing numbers of activists and others defending the environment have been killed over the last decade, according to a new report by environmental watchdog group Global Witness.
Godfather of Global Green Thinking Steps Out of Shadows at Rio+20
Maurice Strong, the godfather of global environmentalism and organizer of the United Nations’ 1992 Rio environmental Earth Summit, is making a quiet comeback to the limelight on the eve of that meeting’s successor, the Rio + 20 summit on “sustainable development,” which starts June 20 in Brazil.
Economy casts shadow on Rio+20 environmental summit
World leaders are gathering in Brazil for a three-day meeting on sustainable development, but the US election and Europe’s economic woes are making the conference a subdued affair.
India to push for green growth with equity at Rio+20
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Rio on June 20 for the Earth Summit and join world leaders in finding ways of reducing poverty, advancing social equity and protecting the environment in a sustainable manner amid a serious global economic crisis. Apart from attending the Summit, which starts with a ceremonial opening session followed by a photo session of leaders and a plenary, the prime minister will hold bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wen Jiabao.
