{"id":769,"date":"2011-10-18T14:08:01","date_gmt":"2011-10-18T14:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earthsummit2012.stakeholderforum.org\/2011\/10\/18\/sf-ice-conference\/"},"modified":"2011-10-18T14:08:01","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T14:08:01","slug":"sf-ice-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthsummit2012.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/sf-ice-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Coalition &#038; Stakeholder Forum Rio +20 Conference  With support from DLA Piper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Date: Wednesday 26<sup>th<\/sup> October 2011<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Prior to the deadline for submissions into the final outcome document of the &#8216;Rio+20&#8217; summit known as the \u2018zero draft\u2019, the ICE Coalition and Stakeholder Forum hosted an all day conference to provide an opportunity for different groups to discuss their proposals and seek support for them.&nbsp; It allowed distinguished speakers to stimulate further discussion on the two themes at Rio, the green economy and the institutional framework of sustainable development; and allow for the ICE Coalition to show how an International Court for the Environment would complement the institutional framework for sustainable development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Conference Objectives <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">To provide an opportunity for discussion around the themes of the Rio 2012 summit, in particular<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">To provide a forum for distinguished speakers from a range of backgrounds and professionalisms to stimulate discussion on the Rio 2012 themes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">To enable UK NGOs concerned about the outcomes of the Rio 2012 summit to seek support for their contributions to UN zero draft<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">To launch the BOND DEG contribution to the UN zero draft for Rio 2012<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">To build a wider understanding of the importance of the Rio 2012 summit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">For the ICE Coalition to garner support for the proposal for an International Court for the Environment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Audience<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">A wide range of representatives of the UK Government and Parliament, environment and development NGOs, environmental lawyers and business\/industry leaders with an interest in environmental issues attended the conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">For more information please download the conference summary notes and speaker presentations below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>For Conference Summary Notes click<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stakeholderforum.org\/fileadmin\/files\/ICE Coalition - Summary Notes.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"> here<\/a>.<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Panel Session: NGOs discuss their policy priorities for Rio with time for discussion and questions and opportunities for participants to sign up to the policy narratives that they support.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stakeholderforum.org\/fileadmin\/files\/Friends of the Earth - Rio 20.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Gita Parihar &amp; Pascoe Sabido (Friends of the Earth) <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stakeholderforum.org\/fileadmin\/files\/ARTICLE 19 Rio ICE Presentation 10-11.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">David Banisar (Article 19)<\/a><em> <\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Polly Higgins (Ecocide)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stakeholderforum.org\/fileadmin\/files\/Peace Child - Nicolo Wojewoda.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicolo Wojewoda (Peace Child)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stakeholderforum.org\/fileadmin\/files\/Ombudspersons for Future Generations World Future Council Alice Vincent.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Alice Vincent (World Future Council, <em>Ombudspersons for future generations)<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stakeholderforum.org\/fileadmin\/files\/BioRegional - Sue Riddlestone.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Sue Riddlestone (BioRegional)&nbsp; <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Presentations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stakeholderforum.org\/fileadmin\/files\/Discussions of BOND-DEG -UK NGO Rio Narrative - Farooq Ullah.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Farooq Ullah (Stakeholder Forum) &#8211; Discussion of BOND-DEG\/UK NGO Rio Narrative<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Lord Anthony Giddens (LSE)&nbsp; &#8211; The Politics of Climate Change (See Summary Notes)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Dr Bob Bloomfield (Natural History Museum) &#8211; Biodiversity and Rio 2012 (See Summary Notes)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stakeholderforum.org\/fileadmin\/files\/Global Transition &amp; UNEP FI - Kirsty Schneeberger.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirsty Schneeberger (Stakeholder Forum) &#8211; Global Transition &amp; UNEP FI<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Joan Walley (Chair, Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee) &#8211; EAC Rio+20 Inquiry &amp; report (See Summary Notes)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Stephen Hockman QC (ICE) &#8211; International Court for the Environment (See Summary Notes)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Other Supporting Documents:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Ombudspersons for Future Generations: Tackling Sustainability Implementation Gaps<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stakeholderforum.org\/fileadmin\/files\/Population and Sustainability Network -  Rio+20 Submission.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Population and Sustainability Network Rio+20 policy narrative<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stakeholderforum.org\/fileadmin\/files\/The_Case_for_an_International_Court_for_the_Environment_-_summary_Oct_2011PD.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">ICE COALITION: The Case for an International Court for the Environment<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stakeholderforum.org\/fileadmin\/files\/Wild Law UK Submission to Rio 20.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Summary Submission by Wild Law UK to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: Wednesday 26th October 2011 Context Prior to the deadline for submissions into the final outcome document of the &#8216;Rio+20&#8217; 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