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towards earth summit two manhattan island, new york 23-27 june 1997

earth summit two - the five year review of the first earth summit
that was held in rio de janeiro in june 1992

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• earth summit two - 16-27 june 1997
  • earth summit two - special session of the general assembly
    • programme for the further implementation of agenda 21 - advance unedited text
      • ngo recommendations for actions and commitments at earth summit two - revised - 23 june 1997
      • resumen de las recomendaciones de las ong para las acciones y compromisos en la cumbre de la tierra ii
    • agenda 21 and the rio agreements
    • outreach '97 at earth summit ii
  • earth summit two preparatory meetings - 16-20 june - new york
    • draft political statement for the special session
    • proposed outcome of the special session
      • ngo suggested amendments to proposed outcome of the special session - revised 16 june 1997
  • ngo global gathering / expo 97 - lighting a path to a sustainable future - 21-27 june - new york
  • knowledge for development in the information age - a global conversation - 22-25 june, toronto
  • "denver summit of the eight" - g-7+2 economic summit - 20-22 june, denver
  • toes '97 - the other economic summit - 19-22 june, denver
  
  
• united nations commission on sustainable development
• commission on sustainable development - fifth session - 7-24 april 1997
  • proposed outcome of the special session - now in html format
  • ngo recommendations for actions and commitments at earth summit two - revised - 24 april
  • proposed programme of work for csd 5
  • overall assessment of progress achieved since unced
  • /linkages at csd-5
• ad hoc intersessional meeting - new york, 24 february-7 march 1997
  official documents for the ad hoc intersessional working group
  • preface to ngo recommendations - who we are - why we are here - 24 february
  • summary of ngo recommendations - 24 february
  • ngo recommendations for actions and commitments at earth summit two - 26 february
  • co-chair's initial draft - proposed outcome of the special session - 3 march
  • co-chairmen's report of the ad hoc intersessional working group of the csd - 7 march
  • '10 most important points from ngos' - 7 march
  • /linkages at the intersessional
  • earth negotiations bulletin analysis of the intersessional working group
• agenda 21 and the rio agreements
• membership in the commission on sustainable development
• department for policy coordination and sustainable development



• the "rio cluster" of united nations proceedings
• alternative treaties from the global forum at rio de janeiro



• towards earth summit two - some key events towards june 1997 on manhattan island



• outreach 97 - countdown to earth summit two
• earth summit ii editions


• pre earth summit ii editions
• vol 1, no. 28, 16 may 1997
• at the fifth session of the commission on sustainable development
• vol 1, no. 27, 25 april 1997
• vol 1, no. 26, 24 april 1997
• vol 1, no. 25, 23 april 1997
• vol 1, no. 24, 22 april 1997
• vol 1, no. 23, 21 april 1997
• vol 1, no. 21, 16 april 1997
• vol 1, no. 20, 15 april 1997
• vol 1, no. 19, 14 april 1997
• vol 1, no. 18, 11 april 1997
• vol 1, no. 17, 10 april 1997
• vol 1, no. 16, 9 april 1997
• vol 1, no. 15, 8 april 1997
• between meetings
  • vol 1, no. 14, 5-6 april 1997
  • vol 1, no. 13, 19 march 1997
• at the ad hoc intersessional meeting of the commission on sustainable development
• vol 1, no. 12, 7 march 1997
• vol 1, no. 11, 6 march 1997
• vol 1, no. 10, 5 march 1997
• vol 1, no. 9, 4 march 1997
• vol 1, no. 8, 28 february 1997
• vol 1, no. 7, 27 february 1997
• vol 1, no. 6, 26 february 1997
• vol 1, no. 5, 25 february 1997
• vol 1, no. 4, january/february 1997
• vol 1, no. 3, november/december 1996
• vol 1, no. 2, october 1996
• vol 1, no. 1, september 1996




• ngo background papers and reports
  • synthesis paper on ngo priorities and concerns for the 1997 general assembly special session
  • non-governmental participation at the csd intersessional and csd meeting - background paper by uned-uk
  • new and additional? financial resources for biodiversity conservation in developing countries 1987-1994
  • renewing the spirit of rio the csd, agenda 21, and earth summit +5 - report of intglim - the international ngo task group on legal and institutional matters
  • alternative treaties from the global forum at rio de janeiro
  
  
  
• non-governmental organizations at the commission on sustainable development
  • terms of reference of the steering committee
  • directory of the csd ngo steering committee
  
  
  
  • ngos accredited to the csd
  • other ngos in consultative status with the united nations economic and social council - ecosoc
  • ngos at the united nations - arrangements for consultation
  
  
  
• some other sustainable development resources online - under construction
• linkages and the earth negotiations bulletin from iisd
• international institute for sustainable development (iisd)
• earth council's earth network
• rio plus 5 - moving sustainable development from agenda to action
• key international sustainable development organizations and institutes from iisd
• toes '97 - the other economic summit
• indicators of sustainability
• undp sustainable development network programme
• united nations environment & development uk committee uned-uk
• earth times - now published daily online


• earthday on the equinox on the internet