Developing Countries

The final package

Human beings are at the centre of sustainable development. States have the sovereign right to exploit their own resources. The right to

Publication Date:

14/07/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Environment, Development, Developing Countries

Poverty

Driving home a point without any solutions

THE BRANDT Commission in 1980 had called for a world "based less on power and status, more on justice and contract; less discretionary, more governed by fair and open rules". Shridath

Publication Date:

14/07/1992

Author(s): Amit Mitra

Source: Down to Earth

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1

Issue:

19920715

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0

Tags:

Environment, Carbon Dioxide, Poverty, United States Of America (US), Global, Developing Countries, Rio Summit

Industry

The green race begins

Given the rich California's zero emission target of 1998, manufacturers have started producing eco friendly cars

Publication Date:

14/07/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Ecology, Rio Summit, Energy Technology, Science And Technology, Scientists, United States Of America (US), Developing Countries

Biodiversity

A suspicious proposal

A few northern groups proposed the setting up of a World Commission on Forests. Fortunately, the idea didn't go too far

Publication Date:

14/07/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19920715

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0

Tags:

Rio Summit, Forest Convention, Biodiversity, Developing Countries

Agriculture

Borrowed perspectives

For most of the live coverage of the Rio conference we have to depend on CNN. And it requires BBC to give us a perspective on our Green Revolution....

Publication Date:

14/07/1992

Author(s): Sevanti Ninan

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19920715

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0

Tags:

Ecology, Rio Summit, Agriculture, TV, Developing Countries

India

Natural jeans, clean gasoline and organic cures

Manufacturers across the world are busy developing environment friendly products and minimising pollution in production process. A select list

Publication Date:

14/07/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Ecology, Rio Summit, Energy Technology, Science And Technology, Scientists, United States Of America (US), Developing Countries

Biodiversity

Echoing Bush's call

Influential northern NGOs joined hands to demand a "comprehensive strategy" on forests

Publication Date:

14/07/1992

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19920715

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0

Tags:

Rio Summit, Forest Convention, Biodiversity, Developing Countries

Biodiversity

Rio has not changed the North South equation

The UNCED deliberations have to be viewed in the context of northern attempts to maintain hegemony over the rest of the world

Publication Date:

14/07/1992

Author(s): Muchkund Dubey

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19920715

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0

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Rio Summit, Biodiversity, Genetic Resources, United States Of America (US), Developing Countries

Environment

Off to the next round

The South came back reasonably victorious from Rio, it was only because of the poor leadership of USA. The question now is: will it be able to sustain its success?

Publication Date:

14/07/1992

Author(s): Anil Agarwal

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

1

Issue:

19920715

pp:

0

Tags:

Environment, NGO, United States Of America (US), Global, Developing Countries, Rio Summit