Rio+20
Fiddling While the Earth Burns…
by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez
I am having trouble summoning any enthusiasm over the upcoming Rio+20 UN Conference, which will begin on June 20.
When you go to the conference website, everything sounds so benign, forward-looking and responsible. For example, talking about food security, the conference framers call for the promulgation of sustainable agriculture, meaning “the capacity of agriculture over time to contribute to overall welfare by providing sufficient food and other goods and services in ways that are economically efficient and profitable, socially responsible, and environmentally sound.†(more…)