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25 years of Stakeholder Forum<\/p>\n

<\/a> 25 years ago, Mostafa Tolba, the then Executive Director of UNEP, approached UK stakeholders and the UK government to set up what would become the first UNEP National Committee, writes Felix Dodds, Stakeholder Forum<\/strong>. Originally known as UNEP-UK and housed at IIED, Stakeholder Forum was born in June 1987… <\/span>More<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n

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Roads to Rio and points beyond<\/p>\n

<\/a> If one calls where we are now Point A \u2013 \u2018living outside planetary boundaries\u2019 \u2013 we have to get to Point B \u2013 \u2018living within Planetary Boundaries\u2019. There are many different routes to Point B, writes Catherine Skopic<\/strong>. Some of us have a long way to travel, being very far away, greatly exceeding planetary boundaries; and some of us are already close to Point B, living in proximity to planetary boundaries \u2013 and all of us need to live within the context of happiness and wellbeing…. <\/span>More<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n

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Sustainable Development Dialogues<\/p>\n

<\/a> The Government of Brazil is organising, with the support of the United Nations, the Sustainable Development Dialogues, a forum for civil society, to be held in Riocentro, between 16-19 June, in the context of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development – Rio+20… <\/span>More<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n

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Profile: Rachel Kyte<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Rachel Kyte<\/p>\n

Nationality:<\/strong> British<\/p>\n

Country of Residence:<\/strong> USA (Washington D.C.)<\/p>\n

Current Position:<\/strong> Vice President of Sustainable Development, World Bank.. <\/span>More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rio+20 must address global economic governance<\/p>\n

As many of you know, during the previous round of informal informals, civil society was alarmed at the proposals of certain states to delete, weaken or bracket references to rights, equity and important Rio principles, which are also grounded on human rights, writes IBON International<\/strong>. We initiated an open letter to the UN Secretary General and member states, signed by over a thousand organisations from over 100 countries and territories, expressing our alarm and calling on them to reaffirm and strengthen rights and Rio principles and be accountable for their implementation… <\/span>More<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Right to water affirmed, but social rights and Rio principles still under threat<\/p>\n

<\/a> A few weeks ago, civil society groups involved in Rio+20, shared their deep concern about the threat against human and social rights in the draft text for Rio, as well as the risk to important collective principles established in 1992 at the first Earth Summit,Andr\u00e9 Abreu, France Libert\u00e9s Foundation<\/strong>. During the negotiations in March, we watched with surprise and disappointment, a group of a few member states on an offensive to bracket and delete any reference to human rights, including the right to water, in the draft text…<\/span>More<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Major Group interviews on the Rio+20 Process 1<\/p>\n

<\/a> In the run up to the Earth Summit in June, the Major Groups have been invited to fill out a questionnaire on the Rio+20 process, the responses from four of the groups can be seen below. Questions were focused on the development of a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, looking at the inequity within and between countries, and the overexploitation of natural resources and the destruction of the environment… <\/span>More<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Recipe for success at Rio+20<\/p>\n

<\/a> Nathalie Rey, Greenpeace<\/strong> <\/p>\n