Brazil Must Do More for Rio+20, Former Ministers Say

Inter Press Service: Former ministers, lawmakers and environmental experts in Brazil are urging the government to take a more proactive stance to prevent the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development the country will host in June from falling short of the standard set by the preceding summit. Called Rio+20 in reference to the 1992 Earth Summit conference in the same Brazilian city, the gathering "is an opportunity to keep the sustainable development flame alive and move forward on climate negotiations,...

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