Business gears up for Rio+20
At a crowded summit like Rio+20, getting your voice heard above the din can be a challenge. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is streamlining its messages by teaming up with organisations...
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2011 Global Green Economy Index
The 2011 Global Green Economy Index (GGEI) is a comprehensive analytic tool offering stakeholders in the green economy a robust system to track, analyze and improve upon both the perceptions and performance of national...
2011 Global Green Economy Index
The 2011 Global Green Economy Index (GGEI) is a comprehensive analytic tool offering stakeholders in the green economy a robust system to track, analyze and improve upon both the perceptions and performance of national...
Stakeholders renew commitment to sustainable development in Pakistan
Islamabad—A National consultation was held today in preparation for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)/Rio+20 June 2012. It was jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its capacity as Co-Chair...
High-level Symposium on UNCSD Held in Beijing
“Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Rio+20 is one of the most important conferences in the history of the United Nations (because) our world is facing unprecedented changes and challenges,” said Sha Zukang, UN DESA’s Under-Secretary...
Pacific Environment Forum opens in Samoa
The very first Pacific Environment Forum opened in Samoa today, drawing upon the expertise and experience of Pacific environment workers to discuss three vital issues of importance for our region. Today panelists made presentations...
United Nations Opens ‘Idea Box’ for Rio+20 Conference, Invites Civil Society to Contribute Ideas for Spurring Action on Sustainability
To broaden participation in next year’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the United Nations has invited representatives from nine key constituencies, known as major groups, to submit ideas on how the world...
Pacific galvanises itself for a green economy and Rio +20
A move to a global Green economy will be one of the key issues for next year’s United Nations Rio +20 leaders summit in Brazil and the Pacific is planning be at the forefront...
‘We Want to Make Tourism a Major Contributor to GDP’
It was no mean feat catching up with Chief Edem Duke. The spanking new Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel provided the perfect backdrop to a conversation that centred on how to make Nigeria a leading...
Building sector uniquely positioned to push green economy: UNEP
UNEP’s chief of sustainable consumption and production Dr Arab Hoballah, speaking on behalf of UNEP executive director Achim Steiner, said buildings represent the intersection of economies, society and the environment, and that close collaboration...