The Rio+20 Conference

At the Rio+20 Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs and other groups, will come together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an ever more crowded planet to get to the future we want.

 
 
 
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The History of Sustainable Development in the United Nations

In 1972, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm brought the industrialized and developing nations together to delineate the ‘rights’ of the human family to a healthy and productive environment. The recognition to revitalize humanity’s connection with Nature, led to the creation of global institutions within the UN system.  more[...]  login_required

 
Commenting the Outcomes
 

  • Rio+ 20: A mirror of the new direction to global governance?

    Karen Rieckmann

    When you look at global media coverage or talk to NGOs, all seem to agree: The Rio+20 summit was a failure and a setback on the road to sustainable development. But was it really a failure? And do all agree? Karen Rieckmann analyses the feedback in the BRIC countries and comes to a more differentiated view of the summit outcomes.  more[...]

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    Karen Rieckmann
     

  • Five things we’ve learnt from Rio+20

    Tom Bigg, International Institute for Environment and Development

    While the outcomes from Rio +20 may not currently give grounds for much optimism, its value is likely to be in longer-term changes in attitudes and understanding.  more[...]

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    Tom Bigg, International Institute for Environment and Development 
     

  • Rio+20: Forests form important foundation for a green economy

    Duncan Macqueen, International Institute for Environment and Development

    Forests constitute the vast majority of what is green on planet earth. The quest for a green economy at Rio+20 excited the full spectrum of the forest community – from forest industries to local forest rights-holder groups. Both groups have something to offer – although it may be necessary to invest more in locally-controlled forestry if a fair green economy is to be achieved.  more[...]  login_required

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    Duncan Macqueen, International Institute for Environment and Development 
     
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Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum

By United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accepted the full set of outcomes from the Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum, including a listing of more than 200 business commitments. The Forum brought together 2,700 business leaders, investors, academics, government officials, environmentalists, and grassroots activists.  more[...]  login_required

 
 

Road to Rio

 
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Results and Observations from the Official and Civil Society Preparatory Processes

By Felix Dodds (Stakeholder Forum )

Stakeholders have been working on Rio+20 since the Group of 77 developing countries tabled the original resolution for the summit on November 4, 2008. To help in that process, the Stakeholder Forum launched the www.earthsummit2012.org website on January 1, 2009.  more[...]  login_required

 
 
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Institutional Challenges for a Green Economy

By Prof. Dr. Adil Najam (Lahore University of Management Sciences - LUMS), Dr Henrik Selin (Boston University)

What if the world could actualize its finest visions of a “green economy”? What sorts of institutions would we need to manage it? What sorts of institutional innovations will lead us to such a destination? Those are some of the questions that should be at the forefront of our thinking as we think about what Rio+20 can achieve.  more[...]  login_required

 
 
 
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Two Decades of UN Earth Summits

By Judith Bomholt

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) was a milestone in international environmental policy when it took place in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The main incentive for this conference was the Brundtland Report that had been published by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) in 1987.  more[...]  login_required

 
 
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The Rio+20 Topics

By Judith Bomholt

Twenty years after the first international Conference on Environment and Development was held there, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) has again taken place in Rio de Janeiro. Over 50,000 participants took part what is known as the Rio +20 Conference, including more than 100 world leaders and heads of government. This new conference should ensure continued political commitment to sustainable development, help to take stock of previous advances, and reveal the gaps in sustainability involvement.  more[...]  login_required

 
 
Expectations
 

  • Andrei Galaev

    Andrei Galaev, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd.

    Decisions made at global conferences have great effects on CSR and sustainable development progress and concept advancement. I believe that the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will be the next milestone in international efforts to accelerate progress toward achieving sustainable development globally. It is an opportunity for participants to honestly and openly discuss what has been achieved in the last 20 years since Agenda 21 at the Earth Summit in Rio; what the biggest challenges and issues have been; and whether governments, business, the UN system, and other parties have managed to address them effectively.  more[...]  login_required

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    Andrei Galaev, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. 
     

  • Douglas Tompkins

    Douglas Tompkins

    The Rio+20 conference in June 2012 has been generating concern and a lack of confidence on the part of many environmentalists and conservationists I know and work with. Although the first Rio conference ignited hopes for millions and was in fact an historical launching point for united government action on environmental issues, it still fell far short of expectations. Those with optimistic visions – and what I consider to be often Pollyanna characterizations of these unwieldy and multination world conferences – perhaps can see it in a positive light. One hears all the excuses that this or that was better than nothing, or that “perfection is the enemy of the good” and similar aphorisms.  more[...]  login_required

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    Douglas Tompkins
     
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