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BANGKOK, Jun 26 2012 (IPS) - The just-ended United Nations sustainable development summit in Rio de Janeiro has exposed the discomfort that many developing Asian countries have over buzz words like 'green economy' and 'green growth' in development diplomacy. Here is the original post: Asia Sees Red Over 'Green Economy'

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20 June 2012: The Rio Conventions Pavilion convened for Gender Mainstreaming Day at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20). Follow this link: Rio Conventions Pavilion Highlights Progress in Gender Mainstreaming

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The Director General of Rwanda Natural Resources Authority has stated that the trend of land degradation, especially through deforestation in Eastern Province now poses danger to the country's economy and needs to be addressed immediately. Read more: Rwanda: Deforestation Alerts Signaled in Eastern Rwanda

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The European Union tempered its general disappointment over this weekend's Rio+20 U.N. climate summit by praising its endorsement of a "green economy." Original post: Disappointed EU cites Rio+20 bright spots

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LONDON (AlertNet) - Many environment and development groups have expressed disappointment with the political agreement that emerged from the U.N. conference on sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro last week. Go here to see the original: NGO VIEWS - Rio+20: the good, the bad and the invisible

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Guardian/ICM poll reveals public perception of climate change remains consistent despite political shift during financial crisis Originally posted here: Economic climate has not affected views on global warming - poll

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Lonesome George, the sole surviving member of the Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni), was found dead on Sunday by staff at the Galapagos National Park. With George's passing, the Pinta Island tortoise subspecies officially falls into extinction. See the article here: Lonesome George passes, taking unique subspecies with him

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ScienceDaily (June 25, 2012) - A comprehensive study led by environmental toxicologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows that California condors are continually exposed to harmful levels of lead, the principal source of that lead is ammunition, and lead poisoning from ammunition is preventing the recovery of the condor population. Read the rest here: Lead Poisoning...

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The UN sustainable development summit in Brazil has ended with world leaders adopting a political declaration hammered out a few days previously. Excerpt from: Rio summit ends with warning on corporate power

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Amid doubt, disappointment and division, the world's governments came together in Rio on Friday to declare "a pathway for a sustainable century". More here: Rio+20 Earth Summit: campaigners decry final document