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Rio+20: where it should lead

Thursday, June 28, 2012

The RSPB and Green Alliance have asked leaders from politics, business, NGOs, economics, science and the youth movement,to give their views in a collection of essays, Rio+20: where it should lead.

Reflections on Rio – reaffirming and renewing rhetoric but has anything really changed?

Monday, June 25, 2012

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Reflections on Rio – reaffirming and renewing rhetoric but has anything really changed?

As the 50,000 participants travel home after ten days of discussing The Future We Want, the outcome document from the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), it’s time to reflect on the substance of what was agreed.

Latest news from BirdLife delegates at Rio+20

Friday, June 22, 2012

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Latest news from BirdLife delegates at Rio+20

Direct from the RIO+20 conference Carolina Hazin shares her experiences and insight.

Commitment of missing Head of States to RIO+20 questioned

Thursday, June 21, 2012

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What Heads of States or ministers have to say to the world about sustainability and the committment of some of their fellow leaders.

Civil Society influence on RIO+20 minimal as Governments fail to listen

Thursday, June 21, 2012

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There was much applause for the representative of NGO during his speech at the RIO+20 opening plenary - "don't waste your power! Instead of attending to the narrow interests of individual governments, leaders should be inspired to change the world"

Sign ‘the future we don’t want’ e-petition

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

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RIO+20 negotiations are not going to give the future than many people and the planet needs. An e-petition has been started ’the future we don’ t want‘. They will present it to heads of states at the begining of the meeting. Please sign the petition at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/the-future-we-dont-want/

It’s all about economics at Rio

Monday, June 18, 2012

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What's at stake is who will pay the bill, and who will sustain a country to adopt changes in favour of sustainable development.

Whose interests are being addressed at RIO+20?

Saturday, June 16, 2012

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Whose interests are being addressed at RIO+20?

At the end of each day the United Nations have created an open space for discussion among civil society and givernments on the RIO+20 agenda. Apparently 70% of the Rio+20 outcome document is from civil society input, but how much of it will be left after negotiations?

‘We can’t fail!’ – but still to agree position

Thursday, June 14, 2012

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‘We can’t fail!’ – but still to agree position

Sha Zukang, Secretary-General of Rio+20, opened the 3rd Preparatory Meeting to the Rio Conference with a personal plea - "we can't fail!"

What future do you want?

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

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Thousands of people are flying to RIO+20, showing so many people's committment to discuss the future we want.

Sustainablity: new ‘Spotlight’ on BirdLife’s Data Zone

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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The decisions reached at RIO+20 will shape how society responses to the challenge of achieving social, economic and environmental sustainability. Read about sustainability on the new Spotlight on BirdLife's Data Zone.

Rio+20 – BirdLife urges governments to ensure that biodiversity and nature are central to decisions taken on sustainable development

Monday, June 11, 2012

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Rio+20 – BirdLife urges governments to ensure that biodiversity and nature are central to decisions taken on sustainable development

The BirdLife Partenership is calling on governments attending Rio+20 to demonstrate global leadership to redirect the global economy towards a sustainable pathway.

RIO+20: The Future I Want by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Saturday, June 9, 2012

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The UN is offering all of us to have our say on the future we want. The ideas are posted online and recommendations will be presented to leaders at the Conference. You can add your ideas too!