UNEP: World Congress Prior to Rio+20

On the eve of UNCSD (Rio+20), UNEP and additional sponsors will convene the World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) from 1-3 June. The Congress will bring together Attorneys-General, Chief Prosecutors, Auditors-General (Cour des Comptes), Chief Justices and Senior Judges from around the world to foster a common vision among those key stakeholders of how to transform discussions into action and use law, justice and governance to promote sustainable development.