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	Earth_Summit
		The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro was unprecedented for a UN conference, in terms of both its size and the scope of its concerns.
		The two-week Earth Summit was the climax of a process, begun in December 1989, of planning, education and negotiations among all Member States of the United Nations, leading to the adoption of Agenda 21, a wide-ranging blueprint for action to achieve sustainable development worldwide.
		The Earth Summit influenced all subsequent UN conferences, which have examined the relationship between human rights, population, social development, women and human settlements — and the need for environmentally sustainable development.
	www.un.org /geninfo/bp/enviro.html (590 words)

	Earth Summit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to June 14, 1992, was unprecedented for a United Nations conference, in terms of both its size and the scope of its concerns.
		In addition to the official documents at the Earth Summit, a set of NGO Alternative Treaties were developed under the auspices of the International NGO Forum.
		Other criticisms were that the format of the Summit inhibited the discussion of sustainable development by putting development and environment functions in separate compartments, and uniting trade and development concerns, rather than trade and environment concerns, as would be required if tax, tariff and trade policy were actually to be changed to accommodate environmental concerns.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earth_Summit (603 words)

	Earth Summit 2002 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The World Summit on Sustainable Development, or Earth Summit took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 26 to September 4, 2002, to discuss sustainable development issues.
		It was organised by the United Nations and gathered a number of leaders of nations, businesses and Non-governmental organizations, 10 years after the World Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
		Earth Summit 2002 attendees have been criticized as hypocritical for having expensive catered food and drink while a few miles away there were starving South Africans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Earth_Summit_2002 (252 words)

	Earth Observation Summit Home Page
		The purpose of the Summit is to obtain high-level, international support for a system of integrated space-borne, airborne, and in situ observations, to help understand and address global environmental and economic concerns.
		The Summit is an interagency effort with strong participation from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Interior, State, Transportation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, White House Council on Environmental Quality, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
		The Summit is a one-time event to obtain high-level, international support for a system of integrated space-borne, airborne, and in situ observations, to help understand and address global environmental and economic concerns.
	www.earthobservationsummit.gov /faqs.html (2417 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Today's issues \| Earth summit
		Unlike the 1992 earth summit in Rio, there was a strong presence from multinational firms such as McDonald's, Rio Tinto, Nike, Nestle and British American Tobacco.
		The summit was also noted for attacks by the presidents of Namibia and Zimbabwe, Sam Nujoma and Robert Mugabe, on the prime minister, Tony Blair, who was called a colonialist and told Britain was to blame for many of their countries' problems.
		It is 10 years since the earth summit in Rio, where the international community adopted Agenda 21, a global plan of action for sustainable development.
	www.guardian.co.uk /theissues/article/0,6512,773320,00.html (820 words)

	towards earth summit two - june 1997, manhattan island, new york
		if you would like to be kept posted on the follow-up to earth summit two and on the ongoing work of the steering committee you can subscribe to the csdgen listserv.
		earth summit two - special session of the general assembly
		renewing the spirit of rio the csd, agenda 21, and earth summit +5 - report of intglim - the international ngo task group on legal and institutional matters
	habitat.igc.org /csd-97 (605 words)

	Best Websites about the Johannesburg Earth Summit!
		The World Summit on Sustainable Development (the 'Johannesburg Summit') is a gathering of world leaders focused on improving people's lives and conserving our natural resources in the face of ever-increasing demands for food, water, shelter, sanitation, energy, health services and economic security.
		The Summit is expected to be the largest international gathering focused on sustainability, bringing together thousands of participants, from heads of state to business leaders, representatives from non-governmental organizations, children, indigenous people, scientists, workers and many others.
		At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Jenero, Brazil, the international community adopted Agenda 21, an unprecedented global plan of action for sustainable development.
	www.care2.com /channels/ecoinfo/earthsummit (271 words)

	Rio Earth Summit
		Five years on from the Brundtland Report, the UN General Assembly asked for a report on progress made towards sustainable development and held the Rio Earth Summit.
		The objectives of the conference were to build upon the hopes and achievements of the Brundtland Report, in order to respond to pressing global environmental problems and to agree major treaties on biodiversity, climate change and forest management.
		The biggest challenges faced at the Rio Earth Summit involved finance, consumption rates and population growth.
	www.ace.mmu.ac.uk /eae/Sustainability/Older/Earth_Summit.html (211 words)

	Bahá'í Involvement at the Earth Summit
		Ultimately, in several speeches at the Earth Summit and Global Forum, NGO and government leaders alike embraced this principle as critical to the establishment of sustainable development in the world.
		Designed to symbolize the new spirit of global cooperation inspired by the Earth Summit, samples of soil from more than 40 nations were deposited in the monument as part of the closing ceremonies in Rio.
		For the Bahá'í community, the Earth Summit provided a unique opportunity to demonstrate the universal nature of the beliefs that guide it, the unity of its approach, and a range of activities which offer potential models for action in the quest for sustainable development.
	info.bahai.org /article-1-8-1-20.html (2794 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| South Africa readies for Earth Summit
		As Johannesburg gears up for the world summit on sustainable development, not all of its citizens are looking forward to the estimated influx of 40 000 visitors ranging from anti-globalisation protestors to heads of state.
		It is because all of the roads are being widened and upgraded to cater for the cavalcades of cars carrying dignatories, delegates, popstars and heads of state to and from the summit.
		It's one reason why the police have had their leave cancelled for the duration of the summit, and why Johannesburg's seasoned citizens are hiring out their houses and going on holiday for 10 days.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/2198026.stm (494 words)

	Earth Summit 2002 Fact Sheet
		The World Summit on Sustainable Development organised by the United Nations (UN) in Johannesburg was held in August and September of 2002.
		Also called Earth Summit 2002, it brought together over 100 heads of state and 40,000 delegates to try and set up the goals needed to halt poverty around the world whilst saving the environment at the same time.
		South Africa, the host of Earth Summit 2002, plans to provide clean water to all South Africans by 2008, having already created access for 7 million of the poorest people since 1994.
	www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/factsheets/env_facts/earth_summit.html (746 words)

	Northern Climate ExChange -- Kyoto InfoCentre: Earth Summit 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Reuters, September 5, 2002: The Earth Summit became bogged down in last-minute wrangling this week over complex aspects of wording in what is supposed to be a soaringly ambitious UN plan to halve poverty and safeguard the planet.
		Reuters, September 4, 2002: The Earth Summit's decision not to set itself a firm target for boosting green energy is a lost battle for renewable energies like solar and wind power, but it's not the end of the war, analysts said.
		The World Summit on Sustainable Development, or Earth Summit II for those of us who prefer brand recognition, comes 10 years after the Earth summit in Rio de Janeiro, and promises to be even bigger than the original.
	www.taiga.net /nce/earthsummit2002.html (6496 words)

	The Observer \| Comment \| Ian Willmore: corporate cash and the earth summit
		Last week, Friends of the Earth was sent a copy of a letter to Bush from no less than 31 groups and individuals, demanding that he not attend the Earth Summit, and calling on him to ensure that his negotiators prevent any progress on climate change.
		Even more than the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, the Johannesburg Summit will provide a global media stage for many of the most irresponsible and destructive elements involved in critical international economic and environmental issues.
		The problem with the Earth Summit, apart from the utter inadequacy of many of the leading politicians involved, is the sheer range and scale of the issues.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /comment/story/0,6903,775212,00.html (1419 words)

	Earth Summit 2002- Non Paper (28 Nov. 1999) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		After Earth Summit III the UN Regional Commissions should be asked to review annually the regional implementation of the outcomes of Agenda 21 and to develop regional legally binding agreements where appropriate.
		Earth Summit 2002 should produce a review of the implementation of the present set, a quantification of their impacts and the obstacles that need to be addressed by 2002.
		This could lead to be a 'Summit of the Regions21' 5 years after Earth Summit 2002 to share the experiences of implementation, development of a framework of regional law.
	csdngo.igc.org /es2002/es_99_11.htm (5394 words)

	Earth Summit 2002 - Greenpeace
		Leaders from Sweden, Brazil (past Earth Summit hosts) and South Africa met in late June in Rio, Brazil, to pass the torch to South Africa.
		Greenpeace proposals for outcomes of the Earth Summit.
		Globe Europe's roadmap to the Earth Summit - Draft Resolution from 12-14 April Conference in Stockholm.
	archive.greenpeace.org /earthsummit/documents.html (1176 words)

	Earth Summit Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Earth Summit was the informal name given to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), and the name with which it is now best known.
		Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to June 14, 1992, was unprecedented for a UN conference, in terms of both its size and the scope of its concerns.
		The conference also reinforced the Convention on Biological Diversity, and made a start towards redefinition of money supply measures that did not inherently encourage destruction of natural ecoregions and so-called uneconomic growth.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/e/ea/earth_summit.html (529 words)

	United Nations: Johannesburg Summit 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, the international community adopted Agenda 21, an unprecedented global plan of action for sustainable development.
		Therefore, in addition to governments, there was active participation at the Summit by representatives from business and industry, children and youth, farmers, indigenous people, local authorities, non-governmental organizations, scientific and technological communities, women and workers and trade unions.
		Since the Summit was the biggest international gathering ever held in Africa, the "Greening the WSSD" Initiative was established to ensure that the Summit was organized along environmental "best practice" lines and that minimal waste was generated by the thousands of delegates that descended on Johannesburg.
	www.johannesburgsummit.org /html/basic_info/basicinfo.html (695 words)

	Earth Summit 2002 - Greenpeace
		While the Earth Summit has been a disaster in its official conclusions, it's at least rewarding to see that the international community hasn't been fooled by rhetoric.
		Last night, the US delegation in the backrooms of the summit held the future to ransom, forcing delegates to accept that the US would only agree to stump up money for clean water if the world gave up on renewable energy.
		Our expert marine correspondent C. Creature is in Johannesburg this week and is reporting from the Earth Summit that there is something fishy about “the first victory of the summit” and the great claims to protect threatened fish stocks.
	archive.greenpeace.org /earthsummit (635 words)

	Earth Summit Seen As 'Gathering to Attack Wealth' -- 08/28/2002
		A report Tuesday in the London newspaper The Sun detailed how delegates to Earth summit are staying at posh hotels and feasting on gourmet foods while they hold meetings on eradicating poverty and famine.
		The summit negotiations have caused some environmental groups to lose their enthusiasm for the proceedings.
		One event called "Don't Bury the Summit Yet!" was aimed at calming the anger of disgruntled environmentalists who are fed up with what they see as big business's hijacking of the summit.
	www.cnsnews.com /ViewForeignBureaus.asp?Page=\ForeignBureaus\archive\200208\FOR20020828b.html (975 words)

	CNN.com - Clashes at Earth Summit protest - August 26, 2002
		But demonstrators argue the World Summit on Sustainable Development is little more than a talking shop with rich nations looking to protect their position on the economic ladder and push the interests of big business.
		Henriette Bester, spokeswoman for the summit's security force, appealed for orderly demonstrations during the summit.
		The aim is to revive efforts for a greener, fairer world launched at a summit in Rio de Janeiro 10 years ago.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/africa/08/26/summit.demo.glb (570 words)

	Mail & Guardian Online:
		The biggest attempt to tackle the Earth's worsening environment problems and help the planet's poorest gets underway in less than two weeks, but already the prospect of failure hangs over the Johannesburg summit.
		The gathering is a 10-year followup to the fabled Earth Summit on sustainable development at Rio de Janeiro.
		Trumpeted as mankind's new dawn, the Rio Summit gave birth to an array of agreements on staving off climate change, preserving biodiversity and curbing pollutant chemicals that linger in the environment for decades.
	www.mg.co.za /Content/l3.jsp?a=13&o=7234 (674 words)

	Virtual Earth Summit 2005
		The first Surrey Primary Schools' Earth Summit was developed and held in 2002 to mark the Rio+10 Earth Summit in Johannesburg during September of that year.
		It was clear that if the Summit was to grow it would need to do so in a way that would retain the core context of children presenting their environmental and social concerns to 'influential adults', but in a more time and transport effective way.
		A stakeholder meeting is planned for Autumn 2005 to enable joint planning of future Earth Summit events - including the possibility of extending the concept into the Secondary Sector.
	www.surreycc.gov.uk /virtualearthsummit2005 (288 words)

	Digital Earth 06: Sustainability Summit
		The Summit will be convened by an international team of government, business, academic, and citizen leaders from the 27th to 30th August 2006, in Auckland, New Zealand.
		Launched in 1998 by former United States Vice President Al Gore, Digital Earth is a global initiative aimed at harnessing the world's data and information resources to develop a virtual 3-D model of Earth in order to monitor, measure, and forecast natural and human activity on the planet.
		Auckland City is hosting the Digital Earth Summit to emphasize the human dimensions and urban issues facing the majority of the world's citizens.
	www.digitalearth06.org.nz (2970 words)

	Earth Summit and Kids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Children themselves were also in evidence; from the local street children, whose problems could not be hidden by fresh paint to the luckier ones who were a able to take part in a host of events showing that “future generations” are very much a part of today’s reality.
		Thus after Rio, we can now say that all the results of the World Summit for Children were unanimously endorsed and strengthened by the Earth Summit and fully integrated into the text of Agenda 21.
		Perhaps the major achievement of the Earth Summit was to launch a global partnership for sustainable development.
	www.jsdnp.org.jm /earthsum.htm (1403 words)

	Rio +5: What was the Earth Summit? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The U.N. Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), commonly known as the Earth Summit, was held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992.
		Efforts during UNCED to negotiate an Earth Charter - an environmental bill of rights delineating the principles for economic and environmental behavior of peoples and nations - ultimately produced the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.
		Since the Earth Summit, the United Nations has set up the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development to monitor the progress of nation states relative to agreements made in Rio.
	www.ecouncil.ac.cr /rio/earthsummit.htm (301 words)

	Documents Signed At The Earth Summit And The Global Forum
		The Rio Declaration was originally conceived of as an "Earth Charter," a statement of environmental principles for national behavior.
		The level of IDA replenishment was not resolved during discussions at UNCED, and additional donor funding for an explicit "Earth increment" to the fund was not instituted.
		The original agenda of treaties to be drafted included an "Earth Charter"--an alternative document parallel to the Rio Declaration with principles for sustainable development--and a set of treaties grouped into five cluster issues: NGO cooperation and institution building, alternative economic issues, major environmental issues, food production, and cross-sectorial issues.
	www.ciesin.org /docs/003-312/003-312.html (4153 words)

	The Corporate Capture of the Earth Summit
		Earth Summit negotiatiors set their goal as nothing less than moving the course of human activities onto a sustainable path.
		Corporate influence on the Earth Summit undermined Agenda 21, rendered the Climate Convention toothless and weakened the Biodiversity Convention, which was nonetheless rejected by the United States.
		It is important that, when sorting through the blinding green rhetoric that came out of the Earth Summit, citizens draw careful distinctions between the environmentÆs true allies and those that merely declare themselves so.
	multinationalmonitor.org /hyper/issues/1992/07/mm0792_07.html (3263 words)

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