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Preparation for Rio + 20Preparation for Rio + 20
Historical BackgroundHistorical Background
A Planet on a JourneyA Planet on a Journey
Irreversible Direction ForwardIrreversible Direction Forward
United NationsUnited Nations
Founded 1945
Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt
Universal Declaration of Human Rights1948
Rachel CarsonRachel Carson
SilentSpring
DDT
1962
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
1983 Convening of the1983 Convening of theBrundtland CommissionBrundtland Commission
Obvious speciesObvious speciesextinctionextinction
andandresource depletionresource depletion
Gro Harlem BrundtlandGro Harlem Brundtland
1987 ReportOur Common Future
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.
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
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.
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.
Major IssuesMajor Issues
Occupied TerritoriesOccupied Territories
Transitioning to aTransitioning to acleaner and morecleaner and moreresource-efficientresource-efficienteconomyeconomy
Means ofMeans ofImplementationImplementation
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.
Prepared by Ann BraudisPrepared by Ann Braudis
June 2011June 2011