Salvaging Rio+20: The need for a comprehensive follow-up

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Issue No. 262 (Jun 2012) Click on cover to download the magazine (PDF) COVER: Salvaging Rio+20: The need for a comprehensive follow-up* The Rio+20 summit and the need for a strong follow-up The Rio+20 summit could still succeed through the mandated follow-up actions. By Martin Khor A renewed political commitment to sustainable development The adopted outcome document of the Rio+20 conference has renewed world leaders’ political commitment to achieving sustainable development. By Chee Yoke Ling Overview of key issues in the Rio+20 outcome document This is a Third World Network analysis. A mixed reaction to summit outcome There was relief at the consensus reached, but also disappointment that more had not been achieved. By Meena Raman UN General Assembly endorses Rio+20 outcome document The United Nations General Assembly has endorsed the outcome document of the Rio+20 summit, but with reservations by some member states. By Meena Raman The dangers of the financialisation of biodiversity conservation The Rio+20 outcome may cause more damage to nature and threaten the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities. By Sian Sullivan Tourism: For next generations? Rethinking the future we want Headlining tourism as a 'sustainable sector' reflects poorly on the 'green economy' concept embedded in the Rio+20 outcome document. By Alison M Johnston Rio, corporate power and the threat to democracy Rio+20 was, among other things, a demonstration of corporate power. By Julio Godoy No strategy for civilisation in crisis The Rio+20 summit ended without a strategy on how to overcome the global ecological crisis. By Mario Osava	ECOLOGY CBD body takes on controversial issues The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity has some highly controversial issues to settle when it meets in October in India. By Doreen Stabinsky HEALTH & SAFETY Childbirth: The biggest threat to a woman's life South Sudan has the worst reported maternal mortality rate in the world. ECONOMICS Developing countries face a new debt crisis Developing economies are again facing unsustainable debt burdens. By Hilaire Avril WORLD AFFAIRS Military intervention in Syria would be disastrous for its people Syrians opposed to intervention are ignored by a de facto alliance against the 'Shia crescent' between the US, Saudi Arabia, Israel and al-Qaida. By Sami Ramadani Legacies of the US invasion of Panama The 1989 US invasion of Panama leaves a legacy that continues to shape this Latin American state's domestic and foreign policy. By Julio Yao HUMAN RIGHTS The shredding of our fundamental rights and the common good The jettisoning of the human rights enshrined in the Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest of 1215 should be a matter of concern for all. By Noam Chomsky WOMEN The battle over women's rights in Tunisia For Tunisian women, the battle over their rights is just beginning. By Mischa Benoit-Lavelle For subscription and enquiries: THIRD WORLD NETWORK 131 Jalan Macalister, 10400 Penang, Malaysia. Tel: 60-4-2266728/2266159; Fax: 60-4-2264505; Email: twnet@po.jaring.my Third World Resurgence Page Third World Resurgence Page
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