Word: feldmann
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Collor proclaimed a "change of mentality" in Brazil, and his early measures earned international applause. But now he is under the same fire from environmental critics as his predecessors. "There has been no forward movement," says Fabio Feldmann, the leading environmentalist in Brazil's Congress. "On the contrary, what we have seen is total paralysis...
...situation of poverty and misery in which three-quarters of humanity lives" -- including the 70% of Brazil's 146 million people who < barely earn enough to feed themselves. Even fervent environmentalists concede the point. "Brazil is very important to the international community because of its biological diversity," says Feldmann, "but within the country, other issues are much more important. It's hard to relate to sustainable development when you also have problems of equity and social justice...
...John Feldmann's tight and furious vocals are strongly reminiscent of former Crue frontman Vince Neil's vocal stylings on earlier Crue classics. Pompous and energetic attitude bound by limited vocal range created Neil's signature force and inspire Feldmann's own performance, most notably on the opening track, "Tribal Monkey...
Panel members Fabio Feldmann, a member of Brazil's Congress, Claudine Schneider, former member of Congress from Rhode Island and Maurice Strong, secretary-general for the 1992 U.N. Conference on Environmentalism and Development, spoke and answered questions about the future of the environment for more than one hour...
...easy to go to Brazil and sign a biodiversity convention," Feldmann said. "But you will not be able to implement this unless you establish a new structure and society." Feldmann said that while the U.N. conference will not resolve all the threats to the environment, it may establish "new conceptions [and] new structures," for the future...