ICSU and Rio+20
The Rio+20 Conference took place 20-22 June 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ICSU represented the international scientific community in the Rio+20 process, and organised a range of activities.
ICSU Rio+20 news highlights
1 Dec 2012: Read the external evaluation of ICSU's Rio+20 activities. Here...
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15 June 2012: The Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development at Rio+20 was a great success! More information...
Useful documents from ICSU and Rio+20
- External evaluation of ICSU's Rio+20 activities (Oct 2012)
- Full report of ICSU's Rio+20 activities (Sept 2012)
- ICSU review of science in the Rio+20 outcome (August 2012)
- The Future We Want - Rio+20 outcome document (June 2012)
- ICSU Rio+20 information sheet (May 2012)
- Policy Briefs from a Planet under Pressure (March 2012)
- State of the Planet Declaration from Planet under Pressure (March 2012)
- ICSU-UNESCO Regional S&T workshops synthesis report (Jan 2012)
- ICSU's comments on the Rio+20 zero draft (Jan-March 2012)
- ICSU's input to the Rio+20 outcome document (Nov 2011)
ICSU blog and media highlights from Rio+20
- At Rio, a new contract for science? Chinadialogue, 20 June 2012
- If you were in Rio… Chinadialogue, 18 June 2012
- 'We told you so,’ and other messages from the Science Forum SciDevNet, 17 June 2012
- Harnessing New Scientific Capacity Science, 15 June 2012
- UNsustainable? Science, 15 June 2012
- Rio+20: scientists call for action on population The Guardian, 14 June 2012
- ICSU to launch global initiative for monitoring urban health SciDevNet, 14 June 2012
- Science is key to our sustainable future Al Jazeera, 9 June 2012
ICSU Activities for Rio+20
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- Participation in official global and regional intergovernmental preparatory meetings
- Organisation of regional science and technology workshops
- Organisation of a Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development at Rio+20
- Mobilising ICSU National and Union Members
Other related activities:
- The science conference 'Planet Under Pressure: new knowledge towards solutions'
- Future Earth - research for global sustainability
