Rio+20: The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, June 2012

Leggett, Jane A. ; Carter, Nicole T.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: International affairs;    Sustainable development;    Economic development;    Economic policy;    Natural resources;   

RP-ID  :  R42573
RP-ID  :  R42573_2012Jun18

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the purpose of the June 2012 United Nations (U.N.) Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or “Rio+20”) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It looks at issues that could be addressed during the conference as well as how this conference may differ from the last U.N. Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio in 1992.