Zambia:   Sata Arrives in Rio

Times of Zambia, 20 June 2012

PRESIDENT Michael Sata has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. Read more »

Zambia:   President Sata Leaves for Rio Indaba

Times of Zambia, 18 June 2012

PRESIDENT Michael Sata yesterday left for Brazil to attend the bio-fuel and environmental sustainable development conference. Read more »

Zimbabwe:   Climate Story - Rio+20 Will Be No Honeymoon

The Herald, 18 June 2012

THE controversial concept of a green economy within the context of sustainable development will be at the centre of negotiations at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable… Read more »

Angola:   Angola Presents Environment Programme in Brazil

ANGOP, 18 June 2012

Angola is presenting this Monday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, its national programme on environment and Okavango/Zambeze project comprised by five SADC countries. Read more »

Ghana:   Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development

Public Agenda, 18 June 2012

From June 20-22 this year, the United Nations will once again convene a major summit, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also referred to as Rio +20, in the… Read more »

Ghana:   UN Confab On Sustainable Development Kicks Off Wednesday

Public Agenda, 18 June 2012

An unspecified number of Ghanaian officials are in the Brazilian capital of Rio de Janeiro to participate in the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development which is officially… Read more »

Africa:  Rio+20 - Pursuing the 'Sustainable Development' Agenda?

ThinkAfricaPress, 18 June 2012

What are the prospects for equitable change at the Rio+20 conference? Read more »

Angola:   Minister Hails Clean Energies Production Challenges

ANGOP, 19 June 2012

With the conquest of peace in 2002, Angola continues to invest in the significant increase of production rate of clean energies. Read more »

Africa:   Sustainable Water Management Is Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Benefits, Say Countries

UNEP, 19 June 2012

Over 80 per cent of countries have reformed their water laws in the past twenty years as a response to growing pressures on water resources from expanding populations, urbanization… Read more »

Mozambique:   President Guebuza to Attend Rio+20 Summit

AIM, 19 June 2012

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza will arrive on Tuesday in the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro to participate alongside other world leaders in the Rio+20 Summit which seeks to… Read more »

Africa:   Rio 1992 Connected the Environment and Development. Rio+20 Looks Like Splitting Them Up

Oxfam, 18 June 2012

The Rio+20 Summit will fail if it agrees to current proposals, which risk worsening the divide between environment and development efforts, warned anti-poverty and environmental… Read more »

Angola:   Vice-President Leaves for Brazil

ANGOP, 19 June 2012

Vice-president, Fernando Dias dos Santos, while leaving for Brazil. Read more »

Angola:   Angola Pledges Commitment to Smooth Transition of Sustainability

ANGOP, 19 June 2012

Angolan minister of Environment, Fátima Jardim, expressed her country's commitment to a more adequate transition to sustainable development in various aspects. Read more »

Kenya:   Rio+20 Must Focus On Local Action

The Star, 19 June 2012

This week, thousands of delegates from governments, NGOs, business and civil society gather in Brazil at the United Nations summit to renew political and economic commitments for a… Read more »

Africa:   Africa @Rio+20 - the Global Scramble for Resources - Who Wins, Who Loses?

Africa Progress Panel, 19 June 2012

Climate change is a terrible legacy to leave to our children. Yet so far our generation of leaders has failed dismally to rise to the challenge. We must fervently hope that the Rio… Read more »

Africa:   Getting It Right in Los Cabos for the World's Vulnerable

Commonwealth, 19 June 2012

The Los Cabos summit is looking at key facets of sustainable development, notably green growth, food security and climate change. Read more »

Africa:   New Report Exposes 'Corporate Capture' of the UN

Friends of the Earth, 18 June 2012

On June 19, 2012, on the eve of a key United Nations Summit due to take place June 20-22 in Rio De Janeiro [1], Friends of the Earth International launched a new report exposing… Read more »

Nigeria:   Jonathan to Attend UN Earth Summit in Rio

The Moment, 19 June 2012

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan will today (Tuesday) depart Abuja to attend the United Nations' Earth Summit, RIO+20, opening in Brazil on Wednesday. Read more »

Africa:   OECD Launches 'Green Economy' Consultation With Developing Countries

SciDev.Net, 18 June 2012

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has launched a consultation with developing countries on green growth - just as these countries have been… Read more »

Africa:   Rio+20 Summit Under Corporations' Undue Influence

Friends of the Earth, 18 June 2012

One the eve of the Rio+20 United Nations Earth Summit [1] on June 20-22, Friends of the Earth International warns world leaders that multinational corporations such as oil giant… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   President Leaves for UN Conference in Brazil

The Herald, 18 June 2012

President Robert Mugabe left Harare last night to attend the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which begins in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday. Read more »

Zambia:   Setting Stage for Rio+20 Summit

Times of Zambia, 19 June 2012

I was recently privileged to attend the Stockholm +40 Forum on Sustainable Development in Sweden. I was the youngest speaker at the forum and the only child delegate. Read more »

Angola:   President's Role in Implementing Development Programmes Hailed

ANGOP, 19 June 2012

The role played by the Angolan Head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, in the implementation of sustainable development programmes in the country was highlighted on Monday,… Read more »

Africa:   Will Agriculture Make It At Rio+20?

AlertNet, 24 May 2012

United Nations negotiations are always complex, but Rio+20 has an unusually complicated agenda. Read more »

Africa:  The Road to Rio +20 - Challenges and Opportunities for Africa

African Development Bank (AfDB), 18 May 2012

Africa depends on its natural resources, now and for the future. Climate change is a major consideration in Africa, perhaps more than anywhere else. Farmers and herders need arable… Read more »

Africa:   Rio+20 - Technocrats, Meta-Industrials and Real Green Jobs

Fahamu, 19 April 2012

A discourse of international governance is in the making. Yet market logic like 'carbon trading', 'geo-engineering', or 'climate smart agriculture' cannot restore broken… Read more »

Africa:   Rio+20 Must Tackle Leaders' Economic Concerns - Climate Expert

AlertNet, 26 April 2012

The upcoming U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro could be more positive for the environment than recent international climate summits as long as it… Read more »

Nigeria:   Rio 20 - FG, Others Tasked On Concrete Commitments

This Day, 24 May 2012

United Nations member states, including Nigeria, have been called upon to make progress in the last round of negotiations before the Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20)… Read more »

Africa:   Tunisia Prepares for 'Rio+20' Conference

Tunis Afrique Presse, 21 May 2012

The Ministry of Environment, Monday, held a symposium on the theme: "On the Way to Rio+20: Innovating Partnership For Green Economy." Read more »

Africa:   'Business-As-Usual' Won't Do At Rio+20 Summit

Oxfam, 4 May 2012

A group of leading international humanitarian, development, social justice, environmental, and workers' organizations today warned that next month's UN Conference on Sustainable… Read more »

Ghana:   Nation Gears Up for Rio+20

Public Agenda, 14 May 2012

As the days for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) draws nearer, the country is feverishly preparing its delegates to participate in this… Read more »

Nigeria:   Rio+20 and Country's Quest for Sustainable Development

Daily Trust, 12 April 2012

Nigeria, like most developing countries has begun series of activities that would facilitate its active participation in the next global Earth Summit, the United Nations… Read more »

Angola:   Govt Wants Successful Participation in Rio+20 Conference

ANGOP, 11 May 2012

The Minister of Environment, Fátima Jardim, said on Thursday in Luanda that Angola is working hard to have a successful participation in Rio+20 conference, set for 21-22… Read more »

Nigeria:   UN Wants Cooperation to Achieve Sustainable Devt

This Day, 17 May 2012

Secretary-General of the UN Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20), Sha Zukang, has declared that partnerships and development cooperation among countries would play a key… Read more »

Kenya:   Solar Powered Phones Recharge Nation's Conversations

AlertNet, 10 May 2012

The upcoming Rio+20 conference on sustainable development will try to identify solutions to worsening resource scarcity and climate change, but Habiba Rage may already be holding… Read more »

Nigeria:   Rio + 20 - Nigeria, Others to Negotiate More On Outcome Document

This Day, 10 May 2012

Representatives from governments negotiating the outcome document for the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20) have agreed to add five more days of… Read more »