The Story of Agriculture and the Green Economy
As a sector, agriculture is essential to the green economy. With a predicted 9 billion people by 2050, agricultural production will have to increase by 70% to meet new demands for food, feed, fuel...
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Statement by Maurice F. Strong at Special United Nations General Assembly Event on Rio+20
The decisions and policies which determine our impacts on sustainability are primarily motivated by economic and financial considerations. The transcendent importance of the actions to be taken at Rio + 20 require that they...
IGES launches website “Rio+20: Towards and Beyond”
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) has just launched its Rio+20 feature website with updates on IGES activities and policy messages from an Asia-Pacific perspective towards Rio+20.
Sustainable Development Poster Competition
TOKYO, Oct 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Dentsu Inc. (tokyo:4324)(isin:JP3551520004)(president & ceo:Tadashi Ishii)(head office:Tokyo)(capital:58)(capital:967.1 million yen) will again partner with the International Advertising Association (IAA–see Note; Chairman & World President: Alan Rutherford; Headquarters: New...
David Cameron to miss Rio+20 earth summit for Jubilee
Prime Minister David Cameron will not be going to the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil next year despite his pledge to lead the “greenest ever government”.
Financiers search for sustainable future
Finance experts gathered in Washington, DC this week to decide how the sector can contribute to creating a stable and sustainable economy.
Rio+20: An Opportunity to Secure a Sustainable Future
Earlier this year the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, said young people needed to be included in national delegations to UN meetings, including next year’s increasingly crucial Rio+20 conference.
Conference urges reviewing of Arab development patterns and creation of sustainable development bodies
CAIRO: Officials and experts participating in a meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) called for seizing the opportunity of political and social changes of the Arab Spring...
Asia-Pacific Women’s Major Group Statement
Asia Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for Rio+2019-20 October 2011Seoul, South Korea We, the Women’s Major Group representatives* at the Asia Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for Rio+20 call on governments to reaffirm their commitments to...
UN asks Korea to share ‘green experiences’
A senior U.N. official has praised South Korea for its efforts to boost its low-carbon, anti-pollution “green economy” in the context of sustainable development, asking the country to share its experience with the rest...