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Preparation for Rio + 20 Preparation for Rio + 20 Historical Background Historical Background

Transcript of Rio + 20 Background

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Preparation for Rio + 20Preparation for Rio + 20

Historical BackgroundHistorical Background

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A Planet on a JourneyA Planet on a Journey

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Irreversible Direction ForwardIrreversible Direction Forward

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United NationsUnited Nations

Founded 1945

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Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt

Universal Declaration of Human Rights1948

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Rachel CarsonRachel Carson

SilentSpring

DDT

1962

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Stockholm Conference 1972Stockholm Conference 1972

First Conference to dealFirst Conference to dealwith the need forwith the need forputting into placeputting into placestructures that dealstructures that dealwith the need forwith the need for

Global Environmental Global EnvironmentalGovernanceGovernance

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1983 Convening of the1983 Convening of theBrundtland CommissionBrundtland Commission

Obvious speciesObvious speciesextinctionextinction

andandresource depletionresource depletion

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Gro Harlem BrundtlandGro Harlem Brundtland

1987 ReportOur Common Future

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Sustainable Development DefinedSustainable Development Defined

Environmental, social Environmental, socialand economicand economic

development thatdevelopment thatmeets the needs ofmeets the needs ofthe present withoutthe present withoutcompromising thecompromising the

ability of futureability of futuregenerations to meetgenerations to meet

their own needs.their own needs.

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Earth Summit 1992Earth Summit 1992

Civil Society Civil Society –– 9 Major Groups 9 Major Groups

Agenda 21, Rio Declaration and Forest PrinciplesAgenda 21, Rio Declaration and Forest Principles

UN Commission on Sustainable DevelopmentUN Commission on Sustainable Development..

UNFCCC (Climate Change)UNFCCC (Climate Change)

Mandated the Earth CharterMandated the Earth Charter

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Commission on SustainableCommission on SustainableDevelopmentDevelopment

EEstablishedstablished to ensure to ensureeffective follow-up ofeffective follow-up of

the Earth Summit.the Earth Summit.

FunctionsFunctions as a commission as a commissionof of ECOSOCECOSOC..

HasHas 53 member states 53 member states –– 1/3 1/3elected on a yearly basis.elected on a yearly basis.

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CSD 19 CSD 19 –– May 2011 May 2011

In the final CSD sessionIn the final CSD session prior to Rio + 20prior to Rio + 20 member states weremember states were unable to agree on anunable to agree on an outcome document.outcome document.

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Major IssuesMajor Issues

Occupied TerritoriesOccupied Territories

Transitioning to aTransitioning to acleaner and morecleaner and moreresource-efficientresource-efficienteconomyeconomy

Means ofMeans ofImplementationImplementation

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For Rio + 20For Rio + 20to fulfill its promise of being theto fulfill its promise of being the

Sustainability SummitSustainability Summitnew thinking is required.new thinking is required.

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Prepared by Ann BraudisPrepared by Ann Braudis

June 2011June 2011