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News from the Rio Conventions Pavilion at Rio+20
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News from the Rio Conventions Pavilion at Rio+20 - the United Nations Conference on
Sustainable Development, 13-22 June 2012
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Statements made by Christiana Figueres at the Rio+20 Conference held in Brazil
from 13-22 June 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Christiana Figueres spoke at numerous important political and business events at the
recently concluded Rio+20 conference. These are her statements:
Local Governments for
Sustainability in the Global Town Hall meeting - Video recording
 Globe International - Recognizing National Legislation (82 kB)
CAF (Development bank of Latin America) - Reductive Transformation and
Migration to Low-Carbon Economies: Financing Mechanism (101 kB)
UN Global Compact - Caring for Climate Signatories Meeting (116
kB)
Business Day at the Rio Conventions Pavilion (113 kB)
Climate Group - Subnational governments leading the clean revolution
(117 kB)
Carbon War Room - "Vision 20/30 - Independence of Small Islands from
Fossil Fuels" (101 kB)
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20 years after their birth, three sister Rio Conventions reaffirm their
collective responsibility for sustainable development
21 June 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The heads of the secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reaffirmed their determination to work
to generate synergies in national implementation in support of sustainable
development.
Press release (55 kB)
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Statement by Daniele Violetti at the 20th Anniversary of the Rio
Conventions
15 June 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Statement (119 kB)
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Statement by Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary at the 5th OPEC
International Seminar
14 June 2012
Vienna, Austria
At the 5th OPEC International Seminar, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres
highlighted efforts by member States towards a low-carbon future, and suggested that
there are many win-win solutions for both climate change and for OPEC that put OPEC
nations at the cutting edge of the energy future.
Statement (109 kB)
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Rio Conventions join forces for sustainable development and the future we
want
13 June 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the secretariats
of the biodiversity, climate change and desertification conventions and the Global
Environment Facility are joining forces under the Rio Conventions Pavilion to promote
implementation of these three multilateral environmental agreements on sustainable
development.
Press release (217 kB)
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Live Calendar of Events from the Rio Conventions Pavilion at Rio+20
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* This programme may be subject to changes.
* All times displayed are local time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (BRT) / CEST -5
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Wed 13 June: OPENING DAY
15:15–16:45 The Roads from Rio - 20 years of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin
Organized by: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
17:15–19:00 Pavilion Opening Reception
Organized by: IISD, Rio Conventions, Global Environment Facility (GEF)
IISD report of the day
Video tour of the Rio Conventions Pavilion
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Thu 14 June - THEME: Africa Day and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Day
11:15–12:45 Economic Valuation of Land (EVL): an approach to advance sustainable
development in the context of a green economy
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[external link]
African Development Bank, UNCCD Secretariat, Global Mechanism (GM)
13:15–14:45 Facilitating Green Growth in Africa: Perspectives from the African
Development Bank
Organized by: African Development Bank
15:15–19:00 The Contribution of Traditional Knowledge to Climate Mitigation and
Adaptation
Organized by: Conservation International, UNESCO, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
IISD report of the day
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Fri 15 June - THEME: Ecosystem-based Adaptation Day
11:15–12:45 Ecosystem-based Approaches to Adaptation: Best Practice
Organized by: CBD and UNCCD
13:15–14:45 Protected Areas for Life: The LifeWeb Initiative
Organized by: LifeWeb Initiative
15:15–16:45 The Bonn Challenge – Restoring 150 million hectares of degraded
landscapes by 2020
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documents [external link]
Organized by: Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration
17:15–19:00 Coastal Climate Change Solutions – from Principles to Practice
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documents [external link]
Organized by: UNEP DEPI
Statement by Daniele Violetti at the 20th Anniversary of the Rio
Conventions
15 June 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Statement (119 kB)
Webcast:
01:04:03 hrs
Special ceremony to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit -
Rio+20 (Original) Statements by Fernando Collor de Mello, Maurice Strong, Sha Zukang, Antonio
de Aguiar Patriota and Izabella Teixeira.
Webcast:
01:03:58 hrs
Special ceremony to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit -
Rio+20 (English) Statements by Fernando Collor de Mello, Maurice Strong, Sha Zukang, Antonio
de Aguiar Patriota and Izabella Teixeira.
IISD report of the day
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Sat 16 June - THEME: Oceans Day
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documents [external link]
10:00-11:00 Renewing our political commitments: Perspectives on Rio+20
11:00-12:15 Scaling up integrated governance of the oceans
12:15-13:30 Lunch: Celebrating 10 Years of the Global Ocean Forum, and the 30th Anniversary of
the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
13:30-14:30 The Living Ocean: Enhancing Fisheries for Food Security, Social and Economic
Benefits
14:30-15:10 SIDS and Oceans: Building Resilience, Enhancing Social and Economic Benefits
15:30-16:20 Climate Change and Ocean Acidification
16:20-17:45 Toward the Blue Economy and Society: Perspectives, Experiences and
Initiatives
17:45-18:30 Moving forward
18:30-20:30 Closing of Oceans Day
Organized by: Global Ocean Forum; SOA, China; GEF; UNDP; OPRF, Japan; University of Delaware;
IOCUNESCO; UNEP; World Bank; Fórum do Mar; Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat; Seychelles;
Republic of Vietnam; KORDI; WWF; World Ocean Network; TNC; FAO; CBD Secretariat; Caribbean LME
Project; NRDC; SeaOrbiter
IISD report of the day
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Sun 17 June - THEME: Securing Healthy Soils and Stopping Land Degradation within a
Generation: Outcomes for Rio+20 World Day to Combat Desertification Global Observance
Event.
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documents - Programme [external link]
11:00-12:30 High-level Round Table by Heads of Agencies: What sustainable land and soil
management can do to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
13:30-14:50 Toward a Zero Net Land and Soil Degradation World
15:00-16:20 Global Soil Partnership
16:20-17:40 The Economics of Land Degradation
18:00-19:00 Global observance of the World Day to Combat Desertification - Land for Life Award
Reception
Organized by: UNCCD Secretariat; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),
European Commission.
IISD report of the day
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Mon 18 June - THEME: Business Day
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full programme - [external link]
11:15 Opening Remarks and Presentations
12:00 Business and the Conventions from Rio to Rio+20
14:15 Towards the Green Economy
15:45 Breakout Session: Bringing Industry into the Green Economy
Organized by: Rio Conventions and GEF
17:15–19:00 Natural Capital Declaration: Roadmap to Account for Nature
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documents - [external link]
Organized by: UNEP Finance Initiative, Global Canopy Programme, Centre for Sustainability
Studies at FGV (GVces)
IISD report of the day
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Tue 19 June - THEME: Financing Sustainable Development Day
11:15–14:45 Natural Capital Solutions: Protected Areas meeting Global Environmental
Challenges
Organized by: IUCN-WCPA and LifeWeb Initiative
15:15–16:45 Investing in Natural Capital in Africa, Asia and Latin America: Partnerships,
Policies and Investments
17:15–19:00 Investing in Natural Capital: Launching Mozambique's Green Economy
Roadmap - enhancing long-term economic security and public prosperity
Organized by: African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development
Bank, World Wide Fund for Nature, Natural Capital Partners, and the Government of
Mozambique
IISD report of the day
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Wed 20 June - THEME: Gender Mainstreaming Day
11:30–13:00 Mainstreaming gender in the Three Rio Conventions: Progress to date and way
forward
Organized by: UN Women and Rio Conventions
15:00–16:30 Political Leadership and Gender (televised panel) and stakeholders
panel
Organized by: UNFCCC
15:00–17:00 The Economics of Sustainable Development: High-level Panel featuring Lord
Nicholas Stern, TEEB study leader Pavan Sukhdev, and ELD study leader Jeffrey Sachs.
Organized by: TEEB/UNEP/Rio Conventions
17:15–19:00 Celebration of Women's Leadership in Sustainable Development
Organized by: GGCA, IUCN, and WEDO
IISD report of the day
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Thu 21 June - THEME: 20th Anniversary of the Rio Conventions
08:30–10:00 Breakfast of the Rio Convention COP Presidencies
Organized by: Joint Liaison Group (JLG) of the Rio Conventions
11:15–12:45 Launch of the Pilot Partnership on National Implementation of Synergies among
the Rio Conventions
Organized by: Rio Conventions, GEF, World Bank, European Commission, IUCN, Government of Japan,
Government of Spain
13:15–14:45 Why the 3 Rio Conventions are Critical to Achieving Poverty Eradication
15:15–17:45 How the UN System can Better Integrate Environment within the Development
Framework (by invitation)
18:15–19:00 Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Rio Conventions
Organized by: Rio Conventions and GEF
IISD report of the day
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Fri 22 June - THEME: Cities Day / Pavilion Closing Event
11:15–12 :45 Local leadership driving global change
Organized by: ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
13:15–14:45 Visioning - An Integrated Sustainable City
15:15–16:45 A Sustainable Future for our Children: The FURUSATO movement
Organized by: OISCA International
17:15–19:00 Rio Conventions Pavilion Closing Event
Organized by: Rio Conventions and GEF
IISD report of the day
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Sat 23 June, 10:00–19:00 Public Exhibition Day
Organized by: Funbio, CEC, C4C, Conservation International
Sun 24 June, 10:00–19:00 Public Exhibition Day
Organized by: Funbio, CEC, C4C, Conservation International
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Rio Pavilion, CFigueres and UNFCCC tweets
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