Perspective series

Issue No. 3: Uchita de Zoysa: Peoples’ Sustainability Treaties for Rio+20

02 August 2012

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD2012) or Rio+20 is now just four months away, yet we have only very few ideas on what results it will bring to the world. The process has so far displayed a lack of vision; participation of stakeholders has been low and engagement has been difficult; and political will seems to be missing sometimes.