The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, expressed cautious optimism that the upcoming Rio+20 conference will result in a “once in a generation” blueprint for global sustainable development.
6 June 2012 – With just two weeks until the start of a major United Nations sustainable development conference, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged countries to step up efforts to achieve concrete decisions to reduce...
SAO PAULO — Activist and former Brazilian presidential candidate Marina Silva on June 5 called for protests matching the magnitude of Egypt’s Tahrir Square demonstrations at an upcoming UN environmental meeting.
The Rio+ 20 Earth summit could collapse after countries failed to agree on acceptable language just two weeks before 120 world leaders arrive at the biggest UN summit ever organised, WWF warned on Wednesday.
To NGOs participating in the Rio+20 Conference and the related events: Through this message the NGO Major Groups Organizing Partners would like to share with you some very important information regarding Major Groups access...
Over 10,000 participants contributed ideas and recommendations in the Rio+20 Dialogues online, which have now been condensed into 10 proposals in 10 different thematic areas. Now, it is up to YOU to suggest which...
Next month, heads of state, world leaders, academics, researchers, NGOs, activists and indigenous groups will gather in Brazil for the Rio+20 UN conference on sustainable development.
Listen to podcast here. This month’s Global development podcast looks ahead to the Rio+20 talks and asks what they may mean for sustainable development.
29 May 2012 – Countries today began the last round of negotiations on an outcome document before they meet in Brazil next month at the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference , which seeks to...
By Felix Dodds and Michael Strauss with Maurice F. StrongRoutledge Publishing, June 2012 New book Only One Earth looks back over what has been achieved in the past forty years since the United Nations...
