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Renewed Commitment and New Directions
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As the proposals for discussion within the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Preparatory Committee continue to flow in, the question will soon turn to which proposals could be highlighted in a consensus outcome from the June 2012 event. More. |
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Lynn Wagner, Ph.D., Manager, Knowledge Management Projects, IISD Reporting Services |
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The Challenges for Rio+20
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Ahead of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), intense political negotiations in the first two quarters of 2012 on the draft will help bridge gaps, identify common ground and move member States toward a focused, forward-looking and action-oriented outcome document. More. |
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Sha Zukang, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Under-Secretary-General of Economic and Social Affairs |
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CITES' Contribution to the New Strategic Biodiversity Plan 2011-2020 and Aichi Biodiversity Targets
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Four of the biodiversity-related convention Secretariats carried a message from the High-level Retreat held in September 2010 to the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The delivery of such a joint statement was a first in the history of the CBD. More. |
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John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) |
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Clean Energy: Helping Propel Asia to New Prosperity
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That the entire world is facing a new era of scarcer resources is a fact. In all areas, scarcity is the new normal and sustainability is the new watchword. The regular critique of such an assessment is fear mongering, but the region has an understanding of hardship and the need to be prepared, particularly as Asians have more to lose from climate change than any other people. And we do not simply seek to withstand whatever the future holds. But rather, we aspire to be a region that can shape itself into one free of poverty, and a place where growth is inclusive and sustainable. More. |
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Haruhiko Kuroda, President, Asian Development Bank |
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| Latest News - 14 September 2011 |
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Latin America and Caribbean Meeting Discusses Regional Contribution to UNCSD
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9 September 2011: The Latin America and Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) assessed progress since the 1992 Earth Summit, discussed the themes for Rio+20 and adopted a set of conclusions that will be submitted to the Rio+20 Preparatory Committee as inputs for the draft negotiating document for UNCSD. More. Photo: Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
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International Conference Contributes Kathmandu Declaration on Green Economy and Sustainable Mountain Development
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9 September 2011: Participants at the “International Conference on Green Economy and Sustainable Mountain Development: Opportunities and Challenges in View of Rio+20,” organized by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development with support from the UN Environment Programme and the International Development Research Centre, contributed to the “Kathmandu Declaration on Green Economy and Sustainable Mountain Development,” which recommends, inter alia, a green economy in mountains based on equity. More. Photo: Andreas Schild, Director General, ICIMOD |
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GSP 4: 18-19 September 2011. New York, United States of America |
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