Turkmenistan – on the way to Rio+20
Preparations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), scheduled for June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is currently under way in the world.
Monthly Archive: August 2011
Pacific UNCSD PrepCom Finalizes Outcomes
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), and the Government of Samoa have released the final agreed outcomes from...
Getulio Vargas Foundation Launches Debate Platform for Rio+20
The Getulio Vargas Foundation, through its Faculty of Law in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the Program in Law and the Environment (PDMA), has launched a website on the UN Conference on Sustainable Development...
High-Level Symposium on the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
8 Sep 2011 – 9 Sep 2011 Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China
“Making Marginalized Voices Heard in the UN Processes” in Rovaniemi, Finland, 11-12 November 2011
Conference “Making Marginalized Voices Heard in the UN Processes” Date: 11 & 12 November 2011 Venue: University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland Organizers: Citizens’ Global Platform (CGP) http://www.globalplatform.fi/ , UN Association of Finland
Japanese National Preparatory Committee for Rio +20
“Japanese National Preparatory Committee for Rio +20″ was launched and the first meeting was held on July 13, 2011. The committee consisting of 43 members was established to promote dialogue between stakeholders, in particular...
How much of the world should we protect for nature?
The Zoological Society of London is inviting responses from the public to a short online survey asking ‘how much of the world should we protect for nature?’ The results of the survey will be presented by...
UK Government: ‘Enabling the Transition to a Green Economy: government and business working together’
The UK government has produced a new publication on the green economy: ‘Enabling the Transition to a Green Economy: government and business working together’, which sets out what the transition to a green economy...
UNCSD Adds Online Submission Option for Compilation Document
The Secretariat for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) has added a new option for submitting input to the compilation document that will lead to the draft Outcome Document. It is...
Sustainability and Rio+20
In preparation for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20), the sustainability debate will dominate the coming year in development negotiations both inside and outside the EU. In order to combat...