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HLP report emphasises the need to unify global goals with national plans for sustainable development

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Tom Harrisson
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03 June 2013
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The UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on Post-2015 has recently launched its report entitled ‘A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development’. The report states that a universal post-2015 agenda should be driven by several transformative shifts, including ‘putting sustainable development at the core’, and provides an example of how new goals and measurable targets could be framed in the wake of these transformative shifts.

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Beyond 2015 Civil Society statement on the UN High Level Panel on Post 2015

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09 August 2012
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The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), CIVICUS, the Feminist Task Force, Oxfam International, Beyond 2015, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Article 19, ATD Fourth World, the World Movement for Democracy and Stakeholder Forum, welcome the appointment by the UN Secretary-General of a diverse High-Level Panel to advise on a post-2015 development agenda.

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Major Groups - Rio+20 Common Statement

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24 June 2012
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Discussion Paper

We, the representatives of the 9 Major Groups, call on the Heads of State and Government to ensure the Rio+20 Earth Summit is successful in achieving an ambitious and shared vision for the future of our people and planet. 
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THE FUTURE WE WANT: RIO+20 OUTCOME DOCUMENT

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22 June 2012
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Now available: The Rio+20 "Future We Want" Outcome Document that was delivered to more than 100 heads of state and government.

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Africa and the Green Economy

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20 June 2012
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Check out this new report from the Financial Times that outlines the Africa and the Green Economy.  The report says environmental systems are easier to set up when development is still in its early stages. 

Green Economy for Canada report released

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14 April 2011
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The Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP) has consulted with a wide range of professional business associations and non-government organizations from across the country  to produce a report on what a Green Economy could mean for Canada in the lead-up to Rio+20.

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Why The Rio+20 Earth Summit Is Another Step, Not An End Goal In Itself

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20 June 2012
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If the 1992 Rio Earth Summit was a symbol of political solidarity in a post Cold War world, then the 2012 Rio+20 Earth Summit is a symbol of the current fragmentation in the geopolitical landscape.

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Rio+20: invest in nature, says IUCN

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20 June 2012
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Policy makers must rethink economic growth, promote social equity and ensure environmental protection, says IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) at the United NationsConference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD). 

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Rio's reprise must set hard deadlines for development

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20 June 2012
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Twenty years ago the world's leaders did something tremendous. Meeting at the historic Earth summit in Rio, governments agreed that we must start living within our means. They saw that hoovering up or wrecking precious natural resources to get rich quick today would only leave us poorer tomorrow. Development would have to become more sustainable. Everybody would have to play their part.

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Diplomats agree on "weak" text for Rio+20 summit

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20 June 2012
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Diplomats from over 190 countries agreed on a draft text on green global development on Tuesday to be approved this week at a summit in Rio de Janeiro, but environmentalists complained the agreement was too weak.

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Rio+20: Draft outcome on sustainable development signed-off

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20 June 2012
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The draft agreement for the Rio+20 summit on sustainable development has been signed off by negotiators.

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