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Environment

Rio+20 People's summit – in pictures

UN Rio+20: Man walks past a banner at the entrance of the of the Brazil Pavilion
18 June: A man walks past a banner at the entrance of the of the Brazil Pavilion Photograph: Nacho Doce/Reuters
UN rio+20: Brazilian natives during a protest against the Brazilian Development Bank
18 June: Indigenous men stand still in downtown Rio de Janeiro, during a protest against the Brazilian development bank for financing hydroelectric power plants Photograph: Antonio Scorza/AFP/Getty Images
UN Rio+20: Women's World March
18 June: Women march holding a banner that reads in Portuguese; 'Women's World March' in a rally for women's rights Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
UN Rio+20: UN Conference Rio+20
18 June: Executive director of UN women, Chilean former president Michelle Bachelet (right) smiles while accompanied by Norwegian former prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland (left) during a press conference Photograph: Marcelo Sayao/EPA
UN Rio+20: Indigenous squeeze into a subway train
18 June: Indigenous people squeeze into a subway train as they ride to the People's summit Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
UN Rio+20: Landless workers' movement
18 June: An indigenous man and thousands of activists from the 'Movimiento de los Sin Tierra', or Landless Workers' Movement, 'La Via Campesina', or International Peasant Movement, and other sectors of society march against the capitalist green economy and demand a sustainable economy Photograph: ANTONIO LACERDA/EPA
UN Rio+20: People take part in an inter-religious wake
17 June: People take part in an inter-religious wake during the People's summit Photograph: Vanderlei Almeida/AFP/Getty Images
UN Rio+20: Rio de Janeiro's mayor Eduardo Paes with Indigenous leader Marcos Terena
17 June: Rio de Janeiro's mayor, Eduardo Paes, left, shakes hands with Indigenous leader Marcos Terena as they meet at the Cacique de Ramos samba school Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
UN Rio+20: Indigenous men from Terena tribe dance at Kari-Oca village
17 June: Indigenous men from Terena tribe dance at Kari-Oca village in Rio de Janeiro Photograph: RICARDO MORAES/REUTERS
UN Rio+20: Children play with a giant globe at the People  s Summit in Flamengo park
17 June: Children play with a giant globe in Flamengo park Photograph: VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images
UN Rio+20: Activists hold up a banner depicting a $1 trillion note
17 June: Activists hold up a banner depicting a $1 trillion note dripping with oil on Copacana beach Photograph: Stringer/Reuters
UN Rio+20: UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20
17 June: A man plays a flute as people line up at the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro Photograph: Marcelo Sayao/EPA
UN Rio+20: Indians camp during exhibitions in Jacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17 June: Indigenous people camp during exhibitions in Jacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro Photograph: ANDRE DURAO/AFP/Getty Images
UN Rio+20: UN Conference Rio+20
16 June: Young people rest at camp Quinta da Boa Vista, the venue for representatives of social movements attending the People's summit Photograph: Marcelo Sayao/EPA
UN Rio+20: Fictitious favela in Copacabana Beach
16 June: A fictitious favela in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Photograph: Antonio Lacerda/EPA
UN Rio+20: Bianca Jagger
16 June: Bianca Jagger, ambassador for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Plant a Pledge campaign (left) and Mauricio Ruiz, environmentalist from Terra Institute of Environmental preservation (ITPA) plant a king tree in an Atlantic forest area as part of a reforestation project Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
UN Rio+20: The People s Summit
16 June: An indigenous man paints the arm of a tourist Photograph: Antonio Lacerda/EPA
UN Rio+20: BFernando Collor de Mello
15 June: Brazil's former president and current senator, Fernando Collor de Mello (right) talks as Brazil's foreign minister Antonio Patriota (centre) and Sha Zukang, secretary-general of Rio +20 Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
UN Rio+20: Students look inside a indigenous traditional house
15 June: Students look inside a traditional house during a visit at Kari-Oca village in Rio de Janeiro Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
UN Rio+20: UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20 - Project Future
14 June: A woman and her daughter visit a light room as part of one of the Project Future exhibitions Photograph: Antonio Lacerda/EPA
UN Rio+20: Indigenous people from Xavante tribe
14 June: Indigenous people from Xavante tribe attend the first indigenous assembly on "Rio +20" Conference at Kari-Oca village Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
UN Rio+20: People watch an exhibition at the Copacabana Fort in Rio de Janeiro
13 June: People watch an exhibition in the TEDxRio+20 forum at the Copacabana Fort Photograph: Stringer/Reuters
UN Rio+20: Sacred Fire Lighting Ceremony at the Kari-Oca village
13 June: Indigenous men from several tribes participate in the sacred fire lighting ceremony at the Kari-Oca village Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
UN Rio+20: Fire ceremony in Rio+20 Summit
13 June: Indigenous people attend a fire ceremony Photograph: Marcelo Sayao/EPA
UN Rio+20: Rio+20 - Dilma Rousseff Inaugurates Pavillon Brazil
13 June: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff speaks during the opening ceremony of the Brazilian pavilion Photograph: Buda Mendes/STF/Getty Images
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