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Asia Pacific woman advocates stand up for rights at Rio+20 Earth Summit

An elderly woman farmer plants rice in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Philippines May 13, 2011. Image: Danilo Pinzon/World Bank

WNN Breaking (WNN) Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL: In a targeted call for those attending the Rio+20 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, women from Asia Pacific are bringing attention to the continuing needs for women to have production access and control over food sovereignty in their home regions. The call comes with a special focus also [...]

Rio Brazil conference set to share on-the-ground solutions amid climate change

Woman farmer's hands Ethiopia

WNN Breaking (WNN) Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL: Government ministers, heads of UN agencies, business leaders, senior scientists and other experts in sustainable development are set to show that a fairer, greener world is a realistic vision when they speak at a major conference convened by the IIED – International Institute for Environment and Development in [...]

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