World Farmers Organisation - Date submitted: 31 Oct 2011 -
Stakeholder type: Major Group - Name: World Farmers Organisation
- Submission Document: Download Full SubmissionAgriculture?s
Contribution to the Green Economy Proposed Outcomes from the Rio
+20 Summit Rio +20 Summit On the occasion of the 20th
anniversary of the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992,
a high level session will be convened ?to secure renewed
political commitment for sustainable development, assessing the
progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of
the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development and
addressing new and emerging challenges.? ? General Assembly
resolution. The focus of the Conference includes: a green
economy in the context of poverty eradication and sustainable
development and the institutional framework for sustainable
development. The implementation gap on sustainable development
commitments is the primary point of discussion for the Earth
Summit. The green economy should be part