The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held over 20-22 June in Brazil, saw over 40,000 people attending, including parliamentarians, UN officials, CEOs and civil society leaders. The event took place 2 decades after the landmark 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, during which countries adopted Agenda 21 – a comprehensive plan of action […]
Brazil New Forest Bill: Update
Brazil’s new forest bill has been front-page news over the past few months – during (and even after) the run-up to President Dilma Rousseff’s decision on whether or not to veto the controversial bill. As things stand right now, President Rousseff has vetoed 12 articles and made several alterations in the bill. This piece of […]
Climate Change: Emerging Democracies and Green Issues
Climate change has been a hot topic in 2011, and we at Baird’s CMC have often been reminded of a project we worked on last year: a qualitative research study to assess where India, South Africa, and Brazil stand in the context of the global climate change debate. We worked with our partners on this […]