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Adult learning and education policies need to maximize the positive role that learning can play in technological and industrial change for mitigation and adaptation plans. To avoid jeopardizing the right to decent work for...

Significant progress on sustainable development issues is essential to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. Global and substantial shift of developed, emerging and developing economies towards a more responsible, fair, inclusive and low-carbon...

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Contribution Forest Stewardship Council to outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference In particular on “green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication” Oaxaca/Mexico, Bonn/Germany, 27 September, 2011 Context The Forest Stewardship Council...

Agriculture for a Green Economy: improved rural livelihood, reduced footprint, secure food supply The transition to a green economy is fundamental for addressing the social, environmental, and economic pillars of sustainable development. As a...

Mountains around the world supply a considerable number of ecosystem services of which we know partially the potential. In Italy, for example, mountain regions contribute about 20% to GDP. In order to recognize, valuate...

Introduction The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as “Rio+20” as it comes 20 years after the 1992 “Earth Summit”, will be profoundly significant for young people. During this conference world leaders are...

Population Growth: the Neglected ‘Green’ Issue A Text for Rio+20 “Population stabilization should be a priority for sustainable development”: Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General. (Key Recommendation of GHF 2009). “Either we reduce our numbers...

1. welcomes the decision of the UN General Assembly to convene a United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development at the highest possible level in June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro (UNCSD or “Rio+20” Summit),...