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Santos destaca apoyo de 40 países a iniciativa colombiana sobre desarrollo sostenible

 

Why Rio+20 must not leave the politics out of sustainable development

Sustainable development goals won't have a chance if the pre-summit debate pretends problematic politics don't matter

Rio+20: Leaders hope for “ambitious” outcome

 

Rio+20 will stoke the debate over biofuels

Global event will pit biofuels against food security.

Rio +20: A Date With History (in the Making)

 

La Commissaire européenne pour l'Action pour le Climat à Brasilia

 

Brazil wants Rio+20 to stipulate targets

The government of Brazil is establishing sustainable development targets in the final text of the UN conference, to take place in June, as was the case with the Millennium Development Goals.

Rio+20 To Stoke Debate Over Biofuels

 

U.N. Aims at Major Global Conference on Women in 2015

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 8, 2012 (IPS) - As the race towards gender equality moves at an exceedingly slow pace, the United Nations is calling for a major international conference on women in 2015 - 20 years after a landmark meeting in Beijing in 1995.

Oceans and Greening Growth NZ Rio+20 Priority

New Zealand’s priority at the United Nations Rio+20 Summit in June will be on improving environmental management of oceans and opportunities from greening growth, Environment Minister Nick Smith said when opening the United Nations Association New Zealand Conference in Wellington today.

UN Secretary General Trusts Brazil""s to Successfully Run Rio +20

Brasilia, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio +20, Sha Zukang, said today that Brazil is qualified to ensure the success of the event to be held in June.

Rio+20 Summit: A Moment That Must Be Seized

UXBRIDGE, Canada, Mar 9, 2012 (IPS) - The upcoming Rio+20 conference has to be the moment in human history when the nations of the world come together to find ways to ensure the very survival of humanity, many science and environmental experts believe.

Swiss map out Rio+20 goals

Switzerland has outlined key issues it says must feature in a green economy roadmap being debated at the Rio+20 conference this summer.

Ei, Rio+20, cadê a ciência?

 

Rio+20: Member states spell out positions

 

Rio 20: Conférence sur le développement durable

 

Brazil Slowing Forest Destruction Cuts Greenhouse Gas Burden

 

Rio +20 Global Youth Music Contest

 

Rio+20 Earth Summit – time to change the narrative

What we need at the June meeting is action – not voluntary pledges and empty goals. Phil England of Occupy London looks ahead.

Mangroves being destroyed at “an alarming rate” yet not mentioned in Rio+20’s zero draft