Monthly Archive: May 2011

International Council for Science Rio+20 website 0

International Council for Science Rio+20 website

The International Council for Science has established a website specifically for their activities around Rio+20. The website details general background information as well as workshops and activities relevant to the Science and Technology Major...

Global Letter Campaign for Rights of Mother Earth 0

Global Letter Campaign for Rights of Mother Earth

A grassroots campaign entitled “Rights of Mother Earth” has been established to create a worldwide, grassroots movement calling forth the universal acceptance of Rights of Nature and aims to be the voice for Mother...

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David Sandalow on Rio+20

On May 17th David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary for Policy & International Affairs in the U.S. Department of Energy, addressing the 20th Annual Latin America Energy Conference at the Institute of the Americas, La Jolla,...

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The Green Economy in the global south

Policies aiming to make transition to a green economy are no longer purely the domain of rich countries.  Large scale investments in renewable energies have been made by governments ranging from Tunisia to Kenya;...

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Useful Resources

To download a roadmap of events leading up to the Summit click here. Stakeholder Forum and Commonwealth Secretariat launch ” A Pocket Guide to Sustainable Development Governace Read more..