Rio + 20: An Endangered Species?

INTERNATIONAL cooperation with sustainable development; SUSTAINABILITY; UNITED Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (2012 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); UN Millennium Project; UNITED Nations; CONFERENCES & conventions

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The article discusses the fate of the United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012. The authors provide a detailed review of the scope and stated purposes of the Rio+20 conference, including the official themes for Rio+20, explore the potential outcomes of the conference, such as the creation of revised sustainable development goals to strengthen and extend the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) established in 2000, and discuss various articles within the issue on Rio+20, including one by Frank Biermann on reforming the UN.