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Rio+20, a missed opportunity
Rio de Janeiro, June 22, 2012 – The UN Conference on Sustainable Development – also known as Rio+20 – has resulted in a disappointing final declaration. Like many other civil society organizations around the world, Equiterre had hoped that this meeting would be a chance for leaders to:
Communiqué - 26 June 2012 - Tag : Advocacy, Rio+20, Sustainable development, United Nations
Rio +20, a missed opportunity?
The UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio has resulted in a disappointing final declaration.  Citizen groups from around the world had viewed the meeting as a chance for world leaders to recommit to sustainability promises made in 1992. It was seen as a chance to further the fight against both poverty and climate change. But the results have fallen short of...
Actualité - 26 June 2012 - Tag : Advocacy, Rio+20, Sustainable development, United Nations
Equiterre’s Guilbeault re-elected to Climate Action Network board
Steven Guilbeault, cofounder and deputy executive director of Equiterre, has once again been re-elected co-chair of Climate Action Network International (CAN-International). Recognized by the United Nations, CAN-International represents more than 500 non-governmental organizations, ranging from large international groups such as Greenpeace and WWF to smaller groups with a...
Actualité - 25 January 2011 - Tag : Advocacy, Climate Action Network International, Climate change, Course of action, United Nations
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