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Sustainable development was defined in 1987 by the World Commission of Environment and Development as:
"development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".
Sustainable development ties together concern for the carrying capacity of natural systems with the social challenges facing humanity. As early as the 1970s "sustainability" was employed to describe an economy "in equilibrium with basic ecological support systems.".
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2012 RIO+20 Seminar
Held at the Beehive Theatre, 8 March 2012
Programme:
Opening address Hon Dr Nick Smith
Keynote Panel: Chair - Sir Douglas Kidd
- Sustainable Business: Phil O'Reilly, Business NZ
- Economic priorities and environmental issues: Dr Rick Boven, Director NZ Institute
- Science perspective: Sir Peter Gluckman, Government Science Adviser
NGO Overview: Chair - Dr Roderick Alley
- Sustainable Development: Barry Coates, Oxfam
- Dr Gray Southon, UNANZ WFUNA
- Childrens Rights: Pip Bennett, UNICEF
- RIO+20 Platform Committee: DIana Shand
Specialist Panel: Chair - Michael Powles
- Oceans and Biodiversity: Dr Carolyn Lundquist, NIWA
- Energy-Smart Food for People and Climate: Professor Ralph Simms, Massey University
- Protection of Animals: Bridget Vercoe, WSPA
Institutional Framework: Chair - Diana Shand
- Institutions of Trust Building: professor Klaus Bosselmann, Environmental Law, Auckland University
- Response Ability An Intergrating Ethic for Sustainability: Betsan Martin, Response
- Indigenous Perspective: Bill Hamilton, Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorpoorated
Panel: Voice of Youth: Chair - Jimmy Green
- Emma Moon, 350 Aotearoa
- David Tong, Chair of P3
- Sudhvir Singh, Medical Students for Global Action
- Will Watterson, Global Poverty Project
A 12 page report of the seminar is available in the latest newsletter HERE
The Seminar Report (28 pages) is available for download HERE
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UN Agencies for Sustainable Development
► United Nations Development Agencies
► United Nations Development Program
► UN Division for Sustainable Development
► United Nations Environment Program
► UN Habitat
► United Nations Forum on Forests
► UN Economic and Social Council
► UN GA Third Committee: Social Economic & Cultural
► United Nations Millennium Development Goals
► The UN Millennium Project
► Sustainable Future website
UN Recruitment for Sustainable Development
► UN Volunteers
► UN Development Program Jobs
New Zealand Organisations for Sustainable Development
► Family Planning International (UNANZ Affiliated Organisation)
► Fragile World Project (UNANZ Affiliated Organisation)
► New Zealand Aid Programme
► DevNet
► Council for International Development
► P3 Foundation
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UN Campaign - Launch of Rio+20: The Future We Want
The UN's campaign, "Rio+20: The Future We Want," was rolled out at UN Headquarters on 22 November 2011, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Conference Secretary-General Sha Zukang and USG Akasaka, as well as representatives of the Brazilian Government and civil society.
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The event was called a launch of "a global conversation on sustainable development," which will allow people around the world to engage in a discussion on the kind of world we want in 20 years and how we are going to achieve that vision.
On 22 November, we also launched a new website, www.un.org/sustainablefuture
This website is user-friendly for the broader public, with some materials available in all six official languages. It invites you to "Join the Global Conversation," which directs you to a website run by an external partner, called The Future We Want, where you will receive instructions on how to
participate, using your computers, hand-held devices and cell phones, or by submitting your ideas the traditional way, in letters and drawings. This external website is in English only to start, although it will accept inputs in all languages. We are aiming to put instructions in all official languages on our sustainablefuture website, which will then link to the external website. Both websites will be further built and elaborated over the months to come.
The website www.un.org/sustainablefuture has a prominent link to the official Rio+20 Conference website (which is in English only), a media page, ideas for how people can take action, and information on the seven key issues for which "mini-campaigns" are being developed by UN System partners: energy, oceans, food, cities, water, jobs/equity and resilience to
disasters.
In early February, The Future We Want will launch a state-of-the-art crowd-sourcing campaign that will further focus the global conversation on the best and brightest ideas for the future of our cities, metropolitan areas and rural communities, in many regions of the world and from many cultures. These will be compiled and reviewed by a team of experts during March/April, and in June, the project will unveil a high-definition interactive exhibit at Rio+20, in which the best ideas from the global conversation will be shown in videos and computer animations. Adaptations of these visuals will also be available on-line.
Reports from the Special Officer for Sustainable Affairs
P3 Foundation - Can you Handle the Jandel? - September 2010
From the P3 Foundation:
In New Zealand jandals are a cheap summer staple, but many kids around the world can’t afford the basic footwear we take for granted.
Twelve young New Zealanders have slipped on their jandals and headed to New York for the Millennium Development Goals Summit to hear world leaders discuss the eight goals to halve poverty by 2015. This summit occurs once in five years and is the major international forum where your government decision makers voice their commitment to diminishing poverty.
Stand up for people who suffer and show your support by joining the 13th member of our delegation, the roving Kiwi jandal.
Find out what it's all about and meet the team at www.p3foundation.org/jandal
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