{"id":1871,"date":"2011-08-24T12:16:37","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T12:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xsf.stakeholderforum.org\/2011\/08\/24\/esnn-240811\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T22:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T22:01:12","slug":"esnn-240811","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/index.php\/esnn-240811\/","title":{"rendered":"esnn 24\/08\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=UTF-8\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #707375; height: 100%; width: 100%;\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table style=\"border: 10px solid #ffffff; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #ffffff; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; width: 594px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1511\" alt=\"esnetworknews\" src=\"https:\/\/xsf.stakeholderforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/esnetworknews.png\" border=\"0\" height=\"97\" width=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/esnetworknews.png 602w, https:\/\/sf.stakeholderforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/esnetworknews-300x48.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-1739\" style=\"margin: 10px; float: left;\" alt=\"stakeforumlogocmykgreen\" src=\"https:\/\/xsf.stakeholderforum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/stakeforumlogocmykgreen.png\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"78\" width=\"64\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">If your organisation has news or an announcement, or you would like to contribute to the Earth Summit 2012 Blog, please send your entry to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:es2012@stakeholderforum.org\" rel=\"noopener\">earthsummit2012@stakeholderforum.org<\/a> The entry could share information about an event, meeting, report\/article or reflect on the <br \/>Earth Summit 2012 process itself.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 565px; height: 108px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"><a> <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><\/span>UN DPI\/NGO Conference Update<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"> <\/span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">Dear Friends,<\/p>\n<p>Over 2100 stakeholders are now pre-registered for the 64th Annual UN DPI\/NGO Conference  &#8211; sustainable societies &#8211; responsive citizens. Registration is now closed. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/preparatory-process-news\/dpi\/ngo-conference-update\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 81px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"><a> <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Stakeholder Forum recruiting for Head of Policy and Advocacy<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"> <\/span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">Stakeholder Forum is recruiting again, this time for a Head of Policy and Advocacy. The salary range is \u00a335 \u2013 40k p\/a with a permanent contract. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/xsf.stakeholderforum.org\/?p=1855\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 107px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"><a> <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Global Transition 2012: New Initiative from Stakeholder Forum and the New Economics Foundation<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"> <\/span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future and nef (new economics foundation) are working in partnership to develop the Global Transition 2012 initiative \u2013 an international coalition of organisations and leading thinkers from the global North and South with the aim of developing alternative solutions to redress inequalities and global environmental change. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/preparatory-process-news\/global-transition-2012-new-initiative-from-stakeholder-forum-and-the-new-economics-foundation\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 107px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"><a> <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span>C\u00f3rdoba Dialogue Citizenship for a Sustainable Planet<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"> <\/span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">International Meeting with Civil Society <br \/> C\u00f3rdoba 17-18 October 2011<\/p>\n<p>UNEP, together with the Spanish Ministry for Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs will organise a dialogue with civil society &#8211; the \u201cC\u00f3rdoba Dialogue\u201d.<strong> <\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/workshops-meetings-and-events\/cordoba-dialogue-citizenship-for-a-sustainable-planet\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 75px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\">Sharing Green Economy Best Practices Towards Rio+20<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">11 Oct 2011 &#8211; 12 Oct 2011 <br \/>Warsaw, Poland  <\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of the Environment of Poland is organising a high-level conference aimed at consultation between EU member states and key countries in the process of preparing for the Rio+20 conference in 2012, presentation of the best examples of green initiatives aimed at presenting each partner&#8217;s position, and consultation aimed at bringing positions closer and supporting UNDESA in preparing the ambitious result of the RIO+20 conference. <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/workshops-meetings-and-events\/sharing-green-economy-best-practices-towards-rio20\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 75px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"><a> <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Eye on Earth Summit<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #416a15;\">&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">December 12-15, 2011, <br \/>Abu Dhabi, UAE  <\/p>\n<p>Through the Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI), the Government of Abu Dhabi is organising a global summit devoted to the issue of greater access to environmental and societal information. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/workshops-meetings-and-events\/eye-on-earth-summit\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 75px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"><a> <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Turkmenistan &#8211; on the way to Rio+20<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"> <\/span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">Preparations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), scheduled for June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is currently under way in the world. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/preparatory-process-news\/turkmenistan-on-the-way-to-rio20\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 75px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"><a> <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Pacific UNCSD PrepCom Finalizes Outcomes <br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), and the Government of Samoa have released the final agreed outcomes from the UN Conference for Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Pacific Subregional Preparatory Joint Ministerial Meeting. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/preparatory-process-news\/pacific-uncsd-prepcom-finalizes-outcomes\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 75px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"><a> <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Getulio Vargas Foundation Launches Debate Platform for Rio+20<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"> <\/span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">The Getulio Vargas Foundation, through its Faculty of Law in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the Program in Law and the Environment (PDMA), has launched a website on the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20). The website seeks to provide a platform for discussion and debate on topics related to the UNCSD. The discussions will form the basis for recommendations to be presented during the UNCSD preparatory process. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/preparatory-process-news\/getulio-vargas-foundation-launches-debate-platform-for-rio20\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 75px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 5px;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">High-Level Symposium on the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development <br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">8 Sep 2011 &#8211; 9 Sep 2011<br \/> Diaoyutai State Guesthouse,<br \/> Beijing, China<br \/> The High-Level Symposium on the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will be co-organized by the Government of the People\u2019s Republic of China and the Rio+20 Secretariat in Beijing, China on 8-9 September 2011.  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/earthsummit2012.org\/news\/looking-to-rio20-envi-argues-a-holistic-approach-and-radical-changes-are-needed-to-achieve-sustainable-development\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 567px; height: 104px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"><a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\">&#8220;Making Marginalized Voices Heard in the UN Processes&#8221; in Rovaniemi, Finland, 11-12 November 2011  <br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">Conference &#8220;Making Marginalized Voices Heard in the UN Processes&#8221; <br \/> Date: 11 &amp; 12 November 2011 <br \/> Venue: University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland <br \/> Organizers: Citizens&#8217; Global Platform (CGP) http:\/\/www.globalplatform.fi\/ <br \/>UN Association of Finland <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/workshops-meetings-and-events\/making-marginalized-voices-heard-in-the-un-processes-in-rovaniemi-finland-11-12-november-2011\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 88px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\">Japanese National Preparatory Committee for Rio +20 <br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">\u201cJapanese National Preparatory Committee for Rio +20&#8243; was launched and the first meeting was held on July 13, 2011. The committee consisting of 43 members was established to promote dialogue between stakeholders, in particular those from the 9 major groups mentioned in Agenda 21. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/preparatory-process-news\/japanese-national-preparatory-committee-for-rio-20\" rel=\"noopener\">More<br \/><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 107px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\">How much of the world should we protect for nature? <br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">The&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zsl.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoological Society of London<\/a> is inviting responses from the public to a&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zsl.org\/conservation\/news\/conservation-survey,837,NS.html?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ZSL+-+London+Zoo&amp;utm_campaign=General+August+eNews&amp;utm_content=Conservation-survey&amp;dm_i=7U7,I2J3,3U2KPT,1GVZT,1\" rel=\"noopener\">short online survey<\/a> asking \u2018how much of the world should we protect for nature?\u2019 The results of the survey will be presented by the ZSL to policy-makers at the Rio+20 conference in June next year. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/news\/how-much-of-the-world-should-we-protect-for-nature\" rel=\"noopener\">More<br \/><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 97px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\">UK Government: &#8216;Enabling the Transition to a Green Economy: government and business working together&#8217; <br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">The UK government has produced a new publication on the green economy: &#8216;Enabling the Transition to a Green Economy: government and business working together&#8217;, which sets out what the transition to a green economy means for businesses. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/other-publications\/uk-government-enabling-the-transition-to-a-green-economy-government-and-business-working-together\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 75px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"><a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\">UNCSD Adds Online Submission Option for Compilation Document <br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a> <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">The Secretariat for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) has added a new option for submitting input to the compilation document that will lead to the draft Outcome Document. It is now possible to submit input online through the UNCSD website. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsummit2012.org\/preparatory-process-news\/uncsd-adds-online-submission-option-for-compilation-document\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #b6b6b6; margin-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; width: 568px; height: 75px;\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 504px; padding-right: 10px;\" valign=\"top\"><a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #015480; line-height: 120%; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #416a15;\">Sustainability and Rio+20<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a> <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva;\">In preparation for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20), the sustainability debate will dominate the coming year in development negotiations both inside and outside the EU. In order to combat unacceptable levels of environmental degradation and chronic poverty, as well as the growing threat of climate change, progressive action need to be taken at both an EU and UN level. 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