• In pictures: Elders+
    Youngers in Rio

    "I'm very pleased to see young people so engaged in building a better world at Rio+20. You're bringing a fresh perspective on environmental issues, not a technocratic approach." – Fernando Henrique Cardoso

    In June 2012, the Elders and ‘Youngers’ finally met in Brazil, after eight weeks of online dialogue on sustainable development. View the photos here.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • After Rio+20: what next?

    "We have already come a long way. You are the ones who will push us further."

    Last year Gro Harlem Brundtland joined the Youngers for a final week of debate on the successes and failures of Rio+20 – and what we can do now to keep the momentum going.

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  • What is Rio+20?

    Rio+20, otherwise known as the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, was a summit of world leaders and civil society that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012.

    It came twenty years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, when world leaders committed to promoting a new understanding of development: one that measures progress in terms of social equity and environmental protection, as well as economic growth.

    Twenty years on, world leaders and international institutions have failed to deliver on this commitment. For our leaders, Rio+20 was an opportunity to revitalise efforts to put this commitment into practice. For civil society, the summit was a chance to raise the concerns of ordinary people around the world – and especially youth – on the global stage.

    As the summit drew to a close, the Elders voiced their dissatisfaction with the Rio+20 declaration – read the statement here.

  • Campaigns

    • TckTckTck is an unprecedented alliance of over 300 non-profit organisations. Its mission is to mobilise civil society to ensure a safe climate future for people and nature, promote the low-carbon transition of our economies and accelerate adaptation efforts in communities already affected by climate change.
    • If you could tell the world what kind of future you want, what would you say? Listen and join the Date With History project.
    • Earth Day Network mobilises over one billion people in 192 countries through year-round advocacy, education, public policy and consumer campaigns to protect the environment.

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