Ecobreves – GLOBAL: Agenda Recommended for Rio+10

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NEW YORK, Mar 24 2002 (IPS) - Sixteen intellectuals, politicians, activists and entrepreneurs from around the world will present their “Jo’burg Memorandum” on Apr 4, a document of recommendations for the agenda for the World Summit for Sustainable Development, or Rio+10, to be held in South Africa in late August. The memorandum was drafted with input from the German Heinrich Boll Foundation, by U.S. national Hillary French, of the World Watch Institute, and Chile’s Sara Larraín, of the non-governmental Sustainable Chile organization, among others.

The document will be presented at the third preparatory meeting for Rio+10 in New York, Mar 25-Apr 5.