Earth in Brackets

Synthetic Biology and the Convention on Biological Diversity

mcalderon October 13, 2012 0 Comments

Synthetic biology: What is it? Why does it matter? And why are some countries and NGOs pushing for this discussion at COP11? by Mariana Calderon On Thursday in Working Group 2, during a seemingly innocuous discussion on Operations of the Convention, a relatively heated discussion caught my attention--delegates were debating a topic buried under agenda item 6.2 of the COP: Synthetic...

Video Blog: Youth briefing with Executive Secretary Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias

mcalderon October 11, 2012 0 Comments

by Mariana Calderon This morning, GYBN was able to meet with CBD Executive Secretary Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias: **Note -- two self-corrections, as I wasn't able to re-record: 1) Obviously, I'm reporting on COP 11, not 10; 2) The existing voluntary fund is for ILCs -- Indigenous and Local Communities, not LDCs. Video Blog: Youth meeting with CBD Executive Secretary,...

Earth in Brackets at CBD COP11 in Hyderabad

greeder October 8, 2012 0 Comments

Mariana Calderon is currently reporting from COP 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, India. She will be working closely with the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) as well as developing her own work as part of Earth in Brackets. Follow her take on developments at the negotiations here, and keep up to date on facebook and twitter! Mariana is from...

Brazilian fractals

Maria Escalante June 25, 2012 0 Comments

by Maria Alejandra Escalante “I also take it as granted that every created thing, and consequently the created monad also, is subject to change, and indeed that this change is continual in each one. Gottfried Leibniz Listening to political conversations about the past, the present and the future of Rio+20 has been a daily ingredient of my life since I first jumped into the...

The doughnut model of development

COA Admin June 22, 2012 0 Comments

by khristian méndez // Two words seem to be hanging with strings from the clouds over Rio de Janeiro these days, making their way into everyone's mouth: Sustainable Development. They are in there because they have been placed as the center concern for both Rio+20 and its alternative forum. Known as Cupula dos Povos or People's Summit, the counter part to Rio+20 is taking place next to the...