Rio+10 Useful Background Information
Background
The Joahnnesburg Summit web site The following web site contains useful information on the Regional prepcom including contacts for further inquiries by NGOs and other Major groups UN: Agenda 21 (includes text, issues, country information and regional consultations)
FAO (Task Manager for Agenda 21) progress report on agriculture, land and rural development (chapters 10, 12 and 14)
NGO steering committee to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Friends of the Earth's Rio+10 campaign PrepCom2 will take place in New York, USA, from 28/1 - 8/2 2002 PrepCom3 25/3-5/4 2002 New York, USA PrepCom4 27/5-7/6 2002 Bali, Indonesia World Summit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2-11 September 2002 PrepCom2 meeting reviews and assesses progress regarding implementation of Agenda 21. To do this a report has to be prepared by the Secretariat, which includes action by 'major groups'. If we want to highlight the role of civil society etc. then it has to be in this report. Need to send ideas to CSD Secretariat by September 2001 for consideration. The Secretary General will consider 'crucial issues', but a good case would need to be made for consideration. PrepCom3 considers paper from PrepCom2 and 'other inputs'. But not clear what 'other inputs' would be entertained at this stage. PrepCom4 prepares the document that will be considered at the Summit. The Summit will be mainly governmental. There will be a couple of multi-stakeholder events, but interventions will be mainly cosmetic. Demos may be able to influence a little, but will not affect the main message. NGOs major work will be done by November 2001. Advice is that NGO input has to cover so many diverse areas, with so many stakeholders, that it is difficult to have messages heard. Major themes (cross-cutting) are more likely to succeed. NGOs can contact national governments to ask them to include their themes too. At European level: - In June Ministers of the Environment Council will prepare the EU input for the European regional meeting in September. The European Council will take place in Göteborg, Sweden, on 15-16 June. Conference on Europe's Way to the World Summit on Sustainable Development 12-14 June Gothenburg. Organised by Friends of the Earth, Europe (and other NGOs), but high-level participation. For further information: Malin Mansson at: malin.mansson@mjv.se or Pernilla Rinsell at: pernilla.rinsell@mjv.se.
Importance of EUThe role of the EU in Rio+10 is extremely important. The US has blown any remaining environmental credibility (and is seen to be 'inward looking') and the EU is left as a major regional grouping with good environmental credentials.
UN Contact
Anne Rogers
See also: Professor Donald M. Broom Does Present Legislation Help Animal Welfare? . And: Rio+10 and Animal Welfare 
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