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Rio+20

Humbled, Troubled and Inspired in Rio

By Professor Guy Poppy Director of Multidisciplinary Research at the University of Southampton I write this blog sitting in a hotel lobby in Copacabana as the staff prepare for the arrival of the world’s political leaders. I’ve already seen the retinue around the King of Sweden, the red carpet treatment at waiting and the bouquets of flowers which are ever present as those in a position to make historic decisions arrive in Rio. Continue reading →

The Road to Rio

By Professor Guy Poppy Director of Multidisciplinary Research at the University of Southampton Having the opportunity to attend events at the Rio+20 Earth Summit is both exciting and worrying. It has been twenty years since Rio 92, which set the stage for many of the major targets, goals and policies we see in the world relating to the environment and poverty. Continue reading →