Abstract
Rio+20 should be a time of reflection and decision. Despite considerable institution building since the UNCED in 1992, many sustainability issues, including climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty, and access to basic human needs (e. g., clean water and sewerage treatment), remain. Rio+20 needs to focus greater attention on the barriers to progress as well as possible solutions, such as greater attention to the potentials offered by a green economy. Rio+20 must also set new concrete goals and targets for action that take into account the natural and resource constraints facing the planet.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 13-16 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Agenda 21
- Biodiversity loss
- Climate change
- Green economy
- Sustainable development
