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Credit: Fabricio Van Den Broeck
Credit: Fabricio Van Den Broeck
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By Marwaan Macan-Markar

Brazil in the Joburg Summit Spotlight
Latin American governments and environmental organizations applaud the Brazilian initiative for clean energy announced at the Johannesburg Summit. But enthusiasm is not enough, and the proposal has little chance of winning global consensus.

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A photographer from a South African newspaper gets some shut-eye at the Sandton press center. Photo credit: Mail & Guardian.
A photographer from a South African newspaper gets some shut-eye at the Sandton press center. Photo credit: Mail & Guardian.

Johannesburg - Notes & Quotes
The most expensive summit...Logistical nightmare...The least expensive city...All nations of the world, except for five...2,000 accredited journalists...And words heard during the Johannesburg Summit.

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En busca de leña en Honduras. Fuente: FAO photo 10203
Gathering firewood in Honduras. Source: FAO photo 10203.
By Thelma Mejía

Deforestation Fuels Hunger in Honduras
The depletion of natural resources is one reason that drought and hunger has such a great impact on 150,000 families today in Honduras, a country that loses some 80,000 hectares of forest each year.

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By Marcos Terena

What the Indigenous People could Teach the Summit
Once again, ten years after the 1992 Rio Summit, the peoples and governments of the world are coming together under the auspices of the United Nations to discuss progress that has been made on the environment and the quality of life.

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Accords also sought in Johannesburg. Photo source: un.org
Accords also sought in Johannesburg. Photo source: un.org

Environmental Accords and Commitments
Global conferences on environmental topics bring together governments - and often their top leaders - to hammer out agreements that entail a commitment to sustainable development. This is the aim of the Johannesburg Summit, but it was also a key issue at previous meetings.

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Ecobreves
FAO makes a donation towards forest development in Costa Rica... A call for more scientific resources in Central America... Environmentalists call for Guatemalan minister's resignation.

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