Let's look again at "The Future We Want"

The Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012 was the biggest UN conference ever and a major step forward in achieving a sustainable future, "The Future We Want".

Click to learn what is part of the future we want.

World Celebrates 95th birthday of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela is one of the world's most revered statesmen, who led the struggle to replace the apartheid regime of South Africa with a multi-racial democracy.

Jailed for 27 years, he emerged in 1990 to become the country's first black president four years later and to play a leading role in the drive for peace in other spheres of conflict. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

His charisma, self-deprecating sense of humour and lack of bitterness over his harsh treatment, as well as his amazing life story, partly explain his extraordinary global appeal.

Let's talk about water again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RL7IQ5fcCw 

Will be away for the next four weeks.  Check again in mid-July for the next blog.

Climate Change Meets Sustainable Development

UN's Ban: Greater efforts needed to alleviate water insecurity
The world will run out of freshwater unless more is done to make water supplies more secure, says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Post-2015 development goals need to include "a set of goals for sustainable development, water and biodiversity," Ban says. Responding to Climate Change (U.K.) (5/21)

World Environment Day

 

The theme for this year’s World Environment Day celebrations is Think. Eat. Save. Think. Eat. Save is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages you to reduce your food print. Every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted. This is equivalent to the same amount produced in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, 1 in every 7 people in the world go to bed hungry and more than 20,000 children under the age of 5 die daily from hunger. 

For more information:   http://www.unep.org/wed/

We missed the rally, but the cause is important.

Click here for more information on GMO's. 
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