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/IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ BRAZIL: France Keen on Enormous Growth Potential
French President Jacques Chirac, who kicked off his tour of the Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR) with two days in Brazil, is working on making up for lost time in the trade bloc, one of the world's largest markets./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN/ BRAZIL: ‘Rio plus Five’ Host Left Commitments Unfulfilled
Brazil, like most other countries, did not fulfill commitments made at the 1992 Earth Summit, but has put itself on the spot by hosting the "Rio plus Five" evaluation meeting, which opened here Thursday.ENVIRONMENT: World Campaign to Promote Sustainable Consumption
International Consumers (IC), an umbrella organisation of more than 200 groups from some 90 countries, will launch a world campaign for sustainable consumption, as a new aspect of the environmental movement.ENVIRONMENT: The World’s on the Road to Disaster, says Strong
The world is pleased with the recovered economic growth from 1992, but the industrialised world is on a path already known to be unsustainable, said Maurice Strong in his inauguration of the "Rio plus Five" meeting here Thursday.ENVIRONMENT: “Rio plus Five” Host Left Commitments Unfulfilled
Brazil, like most other countries, did not fulfill commitments made at the 1992 Earth Summit, but has put itself on the spot by hosting the "Rio plus Five" evaluation meeting, which opens here Thursday.BRAZIL-TRADE: France Keen on Enormous Growth Potential
French President Jacques Chirac, who kicked off his tour of the Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR) with two days in Brazil, is working on making up for lost time in the trade bloc, one of the world's largest markets.ENVIRONMENT: NGOs Criticize “Rio plus Five” Forum
Some Brazilian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have doubts over whether the "Rio plus Five" Forum , which opens here Thursday, can bring about compliance with the environmental accords signed here at the 1992 Earth Summit.BRAZIL-DEVELOPMENT: Rubber Exports of 120 Years Ago Rebound
The Brazilian rubber industry is in trouble. In the 120 years that have passed since the British took rubber trees from the Amazon to Malaysia, local producers have seen their share of the world market fall to an Asian onslaught./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ LATIN AMERICA: Drug Profits Move to Better Laundering Countries
Colombia has long shown itself to be a good spot for the production and export of drugs, but is too small to serve as a good "laundry" for the enormous profits, meaning this part of the business has moved out beyond its borders.SPORTS: Buenos Aires on the Home Stretch as Olympic Finalist
While Argentina felt the thrill Friday of its capital becoming one of the five semi- finalists in the push to host the 2004 Olympic games, Brazil put a good face on its frustration and pledged its support to the new "Latin American candidate."ENVIRONMENT: New NGO Forum to Push for Concrete Action//CORRECTED REPEAT
"From the Agenda to Action" is the motto of the environmental conference planned for Mar. 13 to 19, which will be attended by some 300 representatives of worldwide Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs).ENVIRONMENT: New NGO Forum to Push for Concrete Action
"From the Agenda to Action" is the motto of the environmental conference planned for Mar. 13 to 19, which will be attended by some 300 representatives of worldwide Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs).LATIN AMERICA-DRUGS: Profits Move to Better Laundering Countries
Colombia has long shown itself to be a good spot for the production and export of drugs, but is too small to serve as a good "laundry" for the enormous profits, meaning this part of the business has moved out beyond its borders.LATIN AMERICA: Violence, the New Regional Phenomenon
Urban violence has reached epidemic proportions in LatiN America, especially in the Andean and Central American countries free from the limitations of conventional and governmental mechanisms.BRAZIL-AGRICULTURE: Landless Movement Pressures Government
The Landless Movement (MST) in Brazil has increased pressure on the government for land reform with its march on the nation's capital while facing down authorities trying to remove them from occupied areas.TRADE-AMERICAS: Chilly U.S.- Brazilian Ties Conspire against FTAA
Trade disputes have chilled the relations between the United States and Brazil, a phenomenon that is affecting discussions on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) currently underway in the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife.BRAZIL-ECONOMY: Globalisation Begins at Home
Brazilian business firms, heeding the demands of international competition and an end of hyperflation at home, are seeking to reduce costs of production.MUSIC-BRAZIL: Beat Out That Rythm on the Drum
There's always something new rolling off the musical production line in Brazil - the rhythm factory of Latin America.BRAZIL: The Landless Movement, the Government’s Worst Headache
Nearly 1,300 militants of the Landless Movement (MST) set out Monday on a two-month trek towards Brasilia from five other cities in a new attempt to pressure the government to speed up agrarian reform.TRADE: Brazil Attacks EU and US Trade Barriers
Brazil, smarting under a ballooning deficit, has gone on the offensive against protectionist practices in Europe and the United States in an effort to balance its accounts.BRAZIL: Carnival is Small Fry to World Tourism Market
Carnival in Rio and the rest of Brazil is one of the biggest and most well-known festive bashes in the world, but despite it's roaring fame, economically, it represents only a miniscule share of international tourism.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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