Word: rios
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
COVER:Detail of painting Maravilhoso Rio de Janeiro by Lia Mittarakis
That is not likely to change when those 100 or so heads of state meet in Rio next week. If the world's environmental problems did not get solved in two ! years of preparatory negotiations, they can hardly be settled in 10 days dominated by banquets, receptions and photo opportunities. But it is not too late to salvage something of great value from the Earth Summit. If the leaders who go there -- and the people watching them from around the world -- can be convinced that the crisis facing the planet is serious enough to demand a new alliance between North...
Those are among the larger questions on the agenda of an extraordinary meeting of more than 100 world leaders and 30,000 other participants in Rio de Janeiro beginning June 3. The central premise of this unprecedented Earth < Summit is that environmental problems can no longer be solved at the national level. Will the countries represented in Rio -- notably the U.S. -- show the courage and vision and leadership necessary to protect our planet for future generations? The answer is not certain, but there is some hope...
More than 100 heads of state, with a supporting cast of 30,000, are getting together in Rio to confront the world's most threatening environmental perils. Will it be a landmark in human history or a diplomatic fiasco of global proportions...
...Rio Sideshows...