UNCSD, or ‘Rio+20’ as it is commonly known, takes places 20-22 June. The event marks the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit that also took place in Rio where countries adopted Agenda 21—a blueprint to rethink economic growth, promote social equity and ensure environmental protection.
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June 2012. It’s time to get serious about sustainability. As the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) gets under way, IUCN is calling for far greater progress towards a cleaner, fairer and more prosperous world. It believes nature conservation is critical for sustainable development and wants to see natural solutions central to the global response to challenges such as climate change and poverty.
Green Economy: the Adriatic-Ionian Region plans post-Rio+20
State representatives and stakeholders from the Adriatic-Ionian Region met at a Side Event during the Rio+20 Conference to discuss past achievements and prospects for post-Rio interventions to promote sustainable and equitable economic growth in the region. Tomasz Pezold from the IUCN office in Belgrade presented IUCN’s role in this process. …
27 Jun 2012 | News story
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Rio+20 brings a new landscape for the protection of global roadless areas
A major step towards the protection of the world's roadless areas was one of the fruits of the Rio+20 Summit. For the first time, roadless areas were mapped globally and presented to the public. …
26 Jun 2012 | Article
20 years on, civil society leads in Rio
Governments are leaving the UN’s Sustainable Development Summit (Rio +20) with a big deal but little action. Groups of civil society and business have proved they can lead the way towards a sustainable future. …
22 Jun 2012 | News story
Commitments coming through in Rio
As world leaders pour in to Rio de Janeiro for the UN's Sustainable Development Summit civil society, business and governments are making commitments that will make a difference, according to IUCN's Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre. …
21 Jun 2012 | News story
South American States Frustrated in Rio
With just two days left there is a feeling of frustration on the part of many governments here at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in Rio. And many of those are from South America. …
21 Jun 2012 | News story
‘The future we want’ - or ‘the future we are actually going to get’?
This event is both underwhelming and overwhelming at the same time. In too many disparate locations events are taking place (taking precious time to get to) we hear of excellent and innovative solutions to the big fix the planet is in. …
20 Jun 2012 | News story
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Securing the web of life
The source of our food, medicines and clean water, as well the livelihoods of millions of people may be at risk with the rapid decline of the world’s animal, plant and fungi species. The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, released today on the eve of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shows that of the 63,837 species assessed, 19,817 are threatened with extinction, including 41% of amphibians, 33% of reef building corals, 25% of mammals, 13% of birds, and 30% of conifers. The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity. …
19 Jun 2012 | News story
African expectations not yet met in Rio
Around 50,000 delegates from around the world are attending the UN’s biggest meeting ever in Rio. The aim of the Rio +20 Sustainability Summit is to lift billions of the world’s poorest people out of poverty without exhausting the planet’s resources. But economic woes are keeping expectations low. …
19 Jun 2012 | News story
At the crossroads of conservation and development
Transboundary cooperation among adjacent countries epitomizes the ambition of the Rio +20 conference. As discussed during the side event organized by IUCN and the Italian Government (DGCS) at the UN Conference on sustainable development (Rio+20), it offers some early results and insights into the relevance of natural resource management for the green economy. …
18 Jun 2012 | News story
Let’s get serious!
IUCN and the UN Global Compact are helping business in Rio get serious about biodiversity, boosting private sector efforts in conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services – the benefits we get from nature. …
18 Jun 2012 | News story
A call to action from IUCN’s Goodwill Ambassadors
The Rio+20 summit is drawing interest from all parts of society – all pushing for greater political commitment and action for sustainability. Here IUCN’s Goodwill Ambassadors share their hopes and wishes.
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