THE SUB-CONTINENT, judging by these three reports, went prepared to Rio. In fact, the first report, prepared by a Sri Lankan NGO, chides UNCED for trying to save the earth without even consulting

The save the planet bazaar does not deserve to be taken seriously

For many southern groups, the greater cause at Rio was to align with their governments against the West's "green imperialism"

Stockholm wasn't as big as Rio, but I think it had a soul. I expect Rio's soul was there too, somewhere

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

THE BIODIVERSITY treaty which was finalised last fortnight has been hailed as a major victory for the South. As the US and France have both pulled out of the treaty, calling it fundamentally

"ECONOMICS is the science of studying people's behaviour in their ordinary day-to-day life." That is how undergraduate textbooks define the subject. The book under review, however, talks about an

There have been many a slip between developing technology and applying it to everyday life

PATRICIA ADAMS attributes the current environmental imbroglio of developing countries to their debt crisis, which has been aggravated by loose lending, corruption and anti-democratic policies.

Wildlife conservationists and social ecologists are sharply divided despite common goals