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The UN Conference on Sustainable Development, aka Rio Plus 20, was held June 20-22, 2012. We have been updating this wiki with helpful links and headlines. [|Comments and suggestions are welcome on Ron's blog.]

The Future We Want
//The Future We Want //, Rio + 20’s outcome document, emphasizes that “ //tourism can make a significant contribution to the three dimensions of sustainable development, has close linkages to other sectors, and can create decent jobs and generate trade opportunities” //. It also “ //recognizes the need to support sustainable tourism activities and relevant capacity building that promote environmental awareness, conserve and protect the environment, respect wildlife, flora, biodiversity and ecosystems and cultural diversity, and improve the welfare and livelihoods of local communities by supporting their local economies and the human and natural environment as a whole //”.

Headlines
[|A positive development at Rio] [|Rio+20, Policy+People - Slow Food] [|Rio: So much to do, so little time - BBC] [|Nations at odds on Rio+20 earth summit - BBC] [|The Future We Want - New York Times] [|Rio+20: don't wait for disappointment - Guardian] [|RIO+20 UN Earth Summit: Can We Put the World on a Path to a Sustainable Future? - Big Ideas] [|Keeping Track of Our Changing Environment - UNEP] [|Why Mashable Is in Rio to Build the Future We Want] [|Earth summit revisited: is the movement doomed to be an endless talkfest?] [|Earth Summit: A Report Card to Preview the Rio+20 Mega-Conference - Scientific American] [|Google at Rio+20] [|A typical scene of negotiations] [|UN chief asks youth to ‘make some noise’ ahead of Rio+20 conference - UN]

Criticisms
[|Rio+20 fails to meet low expectations] http://www.resilience.cultivate.ie/global-resilience/rio20-the-future-we-want/ [|Rio+20: A failure in every way] [|'Rio+20 Has Become the Summit of Futility' - Der Spiegel] [|Accord is epic failure] [|Annotated Future We Want - Document Cloud]

Successwash
[|What really happened in Rio?] [|@SabreNews] [|Promises and Progress - World Bank]

Not Attending
[|President Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf will not participate in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development] [|Burke cancels UN trip after being denied pair]

Organizer's Official Site and Social Media Channels
[|The 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development] [|Facebook] [|@UN_Rioplus20] [|Slideshare]

Live!
[|Plenary Meetings - UN] [|UN Press Conference Room] [|Live Blog on the Summit's Final Day - Guardian] media type="custom" key="19192674" align="right"

Twitter List
[|Guardian]

Alternatives
[] Peoples Sustainability Treaties on Facebook http://rioplussocial.com.br/en

Blogs
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Campaigns
[|Hillary from Rio]

Tourism
[] [] [|The Future We Want: is it without tourism?] [] [|http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2001934&c=setreg®ion=2]

The Future We Want
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The 'Call to Action' is online [|Broadbandcommission.org] (PDF) https://www.facebook.com/futurewewant

Resources

 * [|Conference handbook]
 * [|Inscription to Round tables for Member States]
 * [|Note from Brazil to all delegations]
 * [|Side Events at Rio+20]
 * [|Partnerships]
 * [|SD-Learning Courses]
 * [|Information Note for Rio+20]
 * [|Voluntary Commitments]
 * [|E-room for Member States]

Slideshare
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Storify
[|The Future We Want: Counting down to the Rio+20 sustainable development conference]

Wikipedia
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Dialogue Days: June 16-19
[|Fair ideas], a major conference jointly hosted by the [|IIED] and [|Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro] (PUC) in Rio de Janeiro on 16-17 June, will show that a fairer, greener world is a realistic vision. It will add important knowledge, experience and momentum to the official summit.

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 * Sat June 16**
 * 10:00 am - 1:30 pm** [|Unemployment, Decent Work and Migration]
 * 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm** [|Sustainable development as an answer to the economic and financial crises]
 * 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm** [|Sustainable development for fighting poverty]


 * Sun June 17**
 * 10:00 am - 1:30 pm** [|The economics of sustainable development, including sustainable patterns of production and consumption]
 * 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm** [|Forests]
 * 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm** [|Food and nutrition security]


 * Mon June 18**
 * 10:00 am - 1:30 pm** [|Sustainable energy for all]
 * 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm** [|Water]
 * 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm** [|Sustainable cities and innovation]


 * Tue June 19**
 * 10:00 am - 1:30 pm** [|Oceans]

Protected Areas at Rio+ 20

 * June 16 15:30 - 17:00 - Room:P3-B**
 * Oceans for the future - How can we achieve marine reserve targets?**

With Rio +20 comes the opportunity to highlight and reinforce the commitments that nations across the globe have already made to our oceans. A healthy and resilient marine environment is crucial to achieving sustainable development and securing marine resources for present and future generations. Why then has progress towards marine protection been so slow, where are the major gaps and what can realistically be done to fill those gaps and meet international targets? These are all questions the [|Marine Reserves Coalition (MRC)] will be addressing at Rio +20, in light of the vital role healthy oceans play in sustainable development and in the social and economic well-being of human populations across the globe. Bringing together a mixture of scientists, policy experts and decision-makers, the MRC side event will reinforce international targets for marine protection and outline the road to achieving those targets through the designation of marine reserves.


 * June 17 12:00~14:00 - Athletes Park, Auditorium CNO3**
 * At the crossroads of conservation and development: transboundary natural resource governance for enhanced cooperation, security and livelihoods in border regions**

IUCN WCPA’s Transboundary Conservation Specialist Group, together with the IUCN Secretariat and the Italian Ministry of Cooperation, are convening a side event at the Rio+20 conference regarding the role that transboundary conservation can play in developing the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development and supporting a Green Economy. Kathy MacKinnon will be Moderator of the Panel, that will also include the WCPA Chair, Nik Lopoukhine.

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 * June 17 13:00-15:00 Athletes Park, Mountain Pavillon**
 * Mountain Connectivity Conservation Across Large-Scale Landscapes**

The Mountains and Connectivity Conservation Team from the IUCN WCPA, the Tropical Science Center and other partners share experience and lessons learned form several connectivity conservation initiatives that address the issues of mountain sustainable developement in different countries. A panel debate involving national and regional leadership that addresses the critical questions determined by Rio+20 will be offered.

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 * June 19 11:15 - 14:45 Athletes Park, Rio Pavillon**
 * Natural Solutions: Protected areas meeting global environmental challenges**

WCPA and LifeWeb invite you to Presentations and a Panel discussion on the role that protected areas, under different governance regimes, play in promoting sustainable solutions to climate change, land degradation and biodiversity loss and contributing to the green economy

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Buzzwords
Successwash = Selling outcomes as successes rather than acknowledge what remains to be done. Examples: Copenhagen and Durban. [|@duycks] [|Escaping from Rio, seeking solutions among mayors and judges]

Agreement - Commitment - Consensus - Declaration - Expectations - Fail - Fast Track - Future - Leaders - Negotiation - Ocean Acidification - Progress - RioFail - Silo - Successwash - Sustainability - Target - Toxic - Youth

Ron's Essay
Personally, I am not convinced that these world events are productive. Far too many of these meetings are held with the justification that the meeting is held. How exactly can those of us not present at this Rio+20 participate? Will there be livestreaming video? Will questions be solicited and answered via Twitter? What lessons will the IUCN learn from RIo+20 as it makes the upcoming Conservation Congress friendly to participants in Korea and those around the world who are interested but not on the ground at the event. There is a difference between participation and engagement. As the educators working with digital migrants advise: 'engage us or enrage us.'

Many of us believe that Rio+20 failed due to lack of transparency and inclusion.We'd love to see minimum standards for conferences that include accessibility for locals as well as for those who cannot participate in person. The future we want certainly includes travel and tourism. The solutions you're offering are solid but lack transparency and accessibility.Perhaps tourism could take a step forward and insist on making the events available via livestreaming video with questions received via Twitter. GSTC's failure has been that it does not open the doors sufficiently wide for those who have questions about its operations. If you want to be innovative, open the doors a bit wider and show your work in real time.

Misc
I read with interest Gordon's previous post -- The Future We Want: is it without tourism? http://www.totemtourism.com/1/post/2012/01/the-future-we-want-is-it-without-tourism.html -- and I will reiterate my response: I am surprised that we have yet to convince the major 'development' events of the value of travel and tourism. That said, we should make a stand that events including Rio+20, the World Conservation Congress show us that these events are walking their the talk. Minimum standards for events should include livestreaming video, free wi-fi for participants and contact with locals. We have had more than a decade of trumpeting the economic and social value of tourism only to find the niche completely dismissed at major congresses and summits.

I propose collaborative and friendly use of third party platforms including Twitter and Facebook.

On a related note, here's my take on the failure of the ICRT event to engage http://ronmader.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/rtd6

Questions
To what degree is the event green? To the degree are travel and tourism discussed or manifested in the event? What are the linkages between Rio+20 and September's World Conservation Congress? What will we learn about Rio de Janeiro and Brazil? How should we evaluate Rio+20?

Tweets
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Reports
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