http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=42069

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged countries to seize the opportunity provided by the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to set the world on a path towards a sustainable future, stressing that collective power in the form of partnerships will be crucial to address the challenges the planet is facing.

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/05/10/rio20-points-the-way-to-a-green-economy-without-poverty/

by Antonio de Aguiar Patriota

In June 2012, Brazil will host the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20.

The time is right: there are clear signs that the current development models must be reformulated. Countries—regardless of their wealth—face serious economic and financial crises, social inequality, hunger, unemployment, losses in biodiversity and climate change. These multiple crises point to the timely and urgent need to implement sustainable development models, i.e. national projects that take a balanced and integrated approach to economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental protection.

http://blog.wwf.ca/blog/2012/04/27/creating-sustainability-at-rio20-ideas-for-the-next-ten-years/

With the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development coming up in June, it’s important to reflect on what we want the next ten years to look like for our environment, our economy, and our communities.

http://www.forumsec.org/resources/uploads/attachments/documents/Greenpeace%20-%20Rio20%20and%20Oceans.pdf

• Address gaps in oceans governance that are hampering progress on marine protection.
• Commit to cutting overcapacity of the world’s fishing fleets and providing priority access to fish resources for low-impact small-scale fisheries.
• Promote and invest in sound economic and sustainable fishing practices that maximize benefits to local communities.
• Implement a global network of Marine Reserves, which is essential to conserve and restore the health and productivity of the oceans and to maintain vital ecosystem services and food security for hundreds of millions of people.
• Agree on a phase-out of environmentally and socially harmful subsidies within this decade.