Environment and development policy:
UNEP has published an overview on changes and progress since the first Rio summit in 1992, Keeping Track of Our Changing Environment: from Rio to Rio+20. A product of the GEO5 process.
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Sustainable development: UK preparations for Rio +20
The UK Parliament Commons Environmental Audit Committee has produced a report and written evidence on UK preparations for the Rio +20 meeting in 2012. Emphasis on stimulating discussion on the UK lead up to Rio, and the major issues for the summit - the green economy and the institutional framework for sustainable development. The UN preparatory process is ongoing, with the results of discussion and consultation on probable outcomes likely early next year.
Environment policy: World Resources Report 2010-11
The latest World Resources Report 2010-11 just published with an emphasis on adaptation to climate change. Worth seeing in the context of the run up to Rio +20
Sustainable Development: the Stockholm Memorandum
Nobel Laureates symposium in Stockholm in May produced a the Stockholm Memorandum: a set of fundamental objectives for sustainable development. This has been handed to the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability - a key body for the preparation for the Rio +20 meeting next year. We can expect quite a lot of other views to emerge in coming months as the discussions and preparation develops
Biodiversity and sustainable development: 2012 conference in London
Announcement of a conference in March 2012 in London: Planet under Pressure. Organised by IGBP and others - focus on science and sustainable development to tie in to the Rio +20 Summit later in 2012.