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Waiting to be heard
October 22 2012
Waiting to be heard Ask us what we want. Understanding what people need and want is the most basic prerequisite to intelligent ... By Initiative for Equality
The future we don’t want: Some thoughts after Rio+20
September 01 2012
The future we don’t want: Some thoughts after Rio+20 Sustainable development is a highly political issue, dealing with huge struggles of power and (short term) economic interest. By Leida RijnhoutNorthern Alliance for Sustainibility
Rio+20: faillite des diplomaties, faiblesse des démocraties
August 28 2012
Rio+20: failed diplomacy, feeble democracy Our world governance has become the most serious risk facing humanity. By Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation for Human ProgressPierre Calame
Después de Rio+20, ¿qué nueva gobernanza mundial el mundo precisa?
August 21 2012
After Rio+20: What New World Governance Does the World Need? Rio+20 came and went. Twenty years have gone by since the Earth Summit held in Rio in 1992. The world has continued to ... By Forum for a New World GovernanceGustavo Marin
Local Sustainability: Taking Stock and Moving Forward
August 05 2012
Local Sustainability: Taking Stock and Moving Forward Cities are cooperating internationally without borders, without customs, without military forces. By ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainibility
A Post Rio+20 World: Planning Our Own Sustainable Futures after a Summit that Promised Nothing!
July 14 2012
A Post Rio+20 World: Planning Our Own Sustainable Futures after a Summit ... We as citizens of the world are now left to look after our own sustainable futures. Advancing global citizen’s movement to ... By Rights for Sustainability InitiativeUchita de Zoysa
After Rio, we know. Governments have given up on the planet
July 14 2012
After Rio, we know. Governments have given up on the planet The post-summit pledge was an admission of defeat against consumer capitalism. But we can still salvage the natural world. By George Monbiot
The world needs an ambitious global agenda that links finances, society and the environment
July 13 2012
The world needs an ambitious global agenda that links finances, society and the environment No country or group of countries today has the capacity to exercise policy leadership, globally speaking. The traditional ... By International Labour OrganizationJuan Somavia
Financial and social sustainability are as vital as environmental sustainability
July 13 2012
Financial and social sustainability are as vital as environmental sustainability Financial sustainability is as vital as environmental sustainability. And after all what happened in 2011 around the ... By Robert BissioSocial Watch
Carbon Disclosure Project Cities 2012 Global Report
July 08 2012
Carbon Disclosure Project Cities 2012 Global Report Larger, denser cities, on the whole, demonstrate smaller per capita greenhouse gas emissions. By Carbon Disclosure Project