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LINKS

For more information on sustainable development, the United Nations, the Summits, and Canadian strategies, you can explore the following sites:

• United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development – Rio+20
• Stakeholder Forum Earth Summit 2012
• Eye on the Earth Summit (12 – 15 Dec 2011)
• United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
• Agenda 21
• United Nations Environment Program
• International Institute for Sustainable Development
• Environment Canada Federal Government Strategy for Sustainable Development
• The International Council for Science
• The NGO Rio+20 Platform
• The French Rio+20 Coalition
• The Brazilian Civil Society Committee for Rio+20
• The international Green Economy Coalition
• Road to Rio +20 – Youth Engagement in the Summit
• Eye on the Earth Summit (12 – 15 Dec 2011)

Lead up to the Earth Summit 2012

• Co-Chair’s Guidance Note – Inputs to the Compilation Document
• European Commission Call for Rio +20

International articles and calls for sustainability

• Oceans – Creating Marine Protected Areas
• Desertification

 
PDF DOWNLOADS

Lead-up to Earth Summit 2012

• PrepCom2 – IISD’s Earth Negotiation Bulletin Summary with an analysis
• PrepCom2 – The Co-Chairs’ Summary
• PrepCom2 – Canada’s statement on “Objective of the Conference”
• Prepcom2 – Canada’s statement on “Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development”

Historical UN documents

• Declaration from the UN Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972
• Agenda 21, UN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio, 1992
• Rio Declaration, UN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio, 1992
• UN Millennium Development Goals, New York, 2000
• Report from the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002 – Includes the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation

Historical documents from Canada

• A Green Economy for Canada: Consulting with Canadians
• Canada 2002 Synthesis Report
• Johannesburg and Beyond: Discussions with Canadians
• Summit or Plummet? A call for CANADIAN LEADERSHIP Ten Years after Rio

International documents and calls to action for sustainability

• The Earth Charter

Introductions and thought pieces on sustainable development

• What is Sustainability, Anyway?
• The Joburg Memo
• The zero hour is coming
• Prosperity without growth? The transition to a sustainable economy
• What is sustainable development? Goals, indicators, values, and practice
• A better world is possible: What needs to be done and how we can make it happen
• Beyond the growth paradigm: Creating a unified progressive politics
• World Business Council (WBCSD) Sustainable Consumption report
• World Business Council Vision 2050 report
• WWF One Planet Business

Strategies for effective civil society action

• Smart CSOs
• Common Cause, WWF
• Simple but Painless, WWF
• Weathercocks & Signposts, WWF