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Arena da Barra

 

Parque do Atleta

 

Rio+20 unveils the Amazon forest

The exhibition "Amazônia Desconhecida" (Unknown Amazon forest) showcases a Biodiversity Census about the region’s fauna and flora

The People’s Summit begins

The summit should bring together over 15 thousand people until the June 23 at ‘Aterro do Flamengo’

The opening of the Socio-Environmental Arena brings together ministers in debate

The Arena will be a space for dialogue between the government and society

Gender equality was debated at the space Humanity

Minister Izabella Teixeira defends greater women’s participation in administrative councils

Rio 92 celebrations inspires more ambitious commitments at Rio+20

The ceremony took place at Riocentro on Friday night

Sustainable Development to combat poverty

Proposals for the promotion of education worldwide, incentives to community innovations and guarantees of universal health will be taken to the Heads of States

Sustainable development as an answer to financial crisis

The second round of debates arrived at three proposals about the topic, which will be presented to the Heads of States and Governments

Factory produces up to 100 PET brooms a day

Products made with PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) help conserve the environment and, most of the times, saves your pocket

Debate about Sustainable Energy for All opens the third day of the Dialogues for Sustainable Development at Rio+20

The seventh round of debates has defined three proposals about the topic, which will be presented to the world leaders

Dialogues for Sustainable Development debate about forests

The fifth round of debates reached three proposals about the topic, which will be presented to the Heads of States and Governments

Organization, culture and entertainment at the People’s Summit

Events organized by the Civil Society Facilitating Committee for the Rio+20 should attract around 15 thousand people a day until June 23

Sustainability arouses interest of businessmen

More than eight thousand people have been to the Space Sebrae for Education at Parque do Flamengo

The Italian Government and Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall presented the urbanization project ‘Favela do Leme’ (Leme’s slum) at Rio+20

 

Tree of Visions gathers wishes in all languages

 

the Tree of Visions

The Tree of Visions

The UN publishes the final document “The Future We Want”

 

Debate on Oceans ends the Dialogues for Sustainable Development at Rio +20

Last round of debates outlined three proposals on the topic to be presented to world leaders