Rio+20: Making it Happen, Volume 2, Issue 9

The latest issue of the newsletter from the Secretariat of UNCSD (Rio+20) features the upcoming thematic debate in the UN/GA on the green economy as a pathway to sustainable development, as well as information about a side event on the role of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and the role of women in the economy, held during CSD-19 and four intergovernmental meetings: CSD-19; a Summit taking place in the Republic of Congo on sustainable management of rainforests; the global launch of the UN Decade of Biodiversity; and an informal workshop on “Keeping the Green Economy Blue” at UN Headquarters.