This week world leaders met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20),
to re-commit and strategize international efforts towards sustainability. The
goals of the conference were to: reduce poverty, advance social equity, and
ensure environmental protection.
The outcome of the
conference has been widely debated, some finding the results as a positive step forward, others feeling that the commitments weren't enough. Either way the
conference did bring in $513 billion in commitments and pledges to achieve the international
goals through green economy policies, practices and initiatives.
Click on the embedded links for a sample of some of the responses after the summit, both positive and negative. You can also learn more about the conference at the official Rio +20 site
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