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Rio+20 summit asks our children: what environmental future do you want?

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Tom Harrisson
Earth Summit in the Press
17 April 2012
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Panel including Leonardo DiCaprio, Linkin Park and Christiana Figueres to judge video competition for Rio+20 earth summit.

It's not often 12-year-old girls address world leaders at international summits. But that was just what happened two decades ago when Severn Suzuki admonished delegates at the original Rio Earth summit for failing to address the world's environmental and social problems:

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Achim Steiner: 'We haven't even begun to understand the damage we are bringing to bear on the sustainability of our planet'

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Tom Harrisson
Earth Summit in the Press
10 April 2012
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Achim Steiner, the UN Environment Programme's boss, fears for our future. But it is not too late.

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Earth Debates Press Release

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Tom Harrisson
Earth Summit in the Press
23 February 2012
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HOW CAN WE MEASURE PROGRESS?
EARTH DEBATES – FLAGSHIP EVENT SERIES IN PREPARATION OF RIO+20

edfullcolourwebLondon – 22nd February, 2012 – Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a universal measure of a country’s economic activity and output, yet it takes no account of the appreciation or deprecation of a country’s building infrastructure, or of the condition of its natural resources and the ecosystem services provided by the environment, such as crop pollination. Furthermore, GDP provides no measure of the health, wealth, or wellbeing of a country’s population, or how these are distributed across society.

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EU maps out support for Rio summit

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Tom Harrisson
Earth Summit in the Press
13 February 2012
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European leaders in Brussels agree on bold agenda for sustainable growth and energy access in global south, but critics are wary of promises on aid funding.

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An interview with Felix Dodds, Executive Director of Stakeholder Forum

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Tom Harrisson
Earth Summit in the Press
13 February 2012
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Felix Dodds is part of a number of advisory boards for Rio+20, including the global scientists conference in 2012 'Planet Under Pressure', the German Government sponsored conference 'Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus' in the Green Economy and the Government of Abu Dhabi sponsored conference 'Eye on Earth Summit' framework committee and stakeholder advisory committee.
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UN 'needs greater integration between science and policy'

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Tom Harrisson
Earth Summit in the Press
08 February 2012
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A report by a top-level political panel has endorsed calls for greater integration of science into all levels of policymaking on sustainable development.
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Rio looks to the future - Richard Black, BBC

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Tom Harrisson
Earth Summit in the Press
12 January 2012
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What might the Rio+20 summit deliver?

We have a little more idea now, following publication of the "zero draft" outcome document for the June summit.

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Brazil plans eco-summit move over Jubilee clash

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Tom Harrisson
Earth Summit in the Press
07 November 2011
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The Brazilian government is likely to move the dates of Rio+20, as a clash with the UK Royal Jubilee threatens to keep leaders away.

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Financiers search for sustainable future

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Tom Harrisson
Earth Summit in the Press
27 October 2011
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Finance experts gathered in Washington, DC this week to decide how the sector can contribute to creating a stable and sustainable economy.

The meeting, organised by the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), was held in a conference centre across the road from where Occupy DC protesters were camped out, inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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Rio+20: An Opportunity to Secure a Sustainable Future

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Tom Harrisson
Earth Summit in the Press
27 October 2011
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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.
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More Articles ...

  1. David Cameron to miss Rio+20 earth summit for Jubilee
  2. Sorting out an irresponsible generation…ideas for RIO+20. An interview with Felix Dodds
  3. Business gears up for Rio+20
  4. BBC News -" Big Summit seeks big ideas" by Richard Black
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