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Rio+5 Forum and Follow-up
Source: The Earth Network for Sustainable Development
The Earth Council has released several new reports and multimedia resources
related to sustainable development produced for the Rio+5 Forum and
Follow-up process.
Implementing Sustainable Development
A three volume report summarizing the Rio+5 Consultation process and Forum,
including "Experiences and Recommendations from National and Regional
Consultations for the Rio+5 Forum" (67 national reports, 11 regional
reports), "Summaries of Special Focus Reports Prepared for the Rio+5 Forum"
(87 reports prepared by Rio+5 partner organizations and individuals from
around the world), "Proceedings of the Rio+5 Forum" (March 1997 - including
workshop summaries, discussions and special presentations)
All three volumes are available on the Earth Network website at:
www.ecouncil.ac.cr
They are also available individually by special request via e-mail or FTP
(in hypertext format, browser included).
Subsidizing Unsustainable Development: Undermining the Earth with Public Funds
This report, prepared by Andre de Moor of the Dutch Institute for Research
on Public Expenditure and commissioned by the Earth Council, found that
subsidies from the public purse in just four sectors -- water, agriculture,
energy and road transportation -- are now costing the world upwards of $700
billion, or as much as the arms race. A central finding of the report is
that far too many subsidies no longer serve their original purposes and
that many now support and encourage development that is unsustainable in
both environmental and economic terms.
The report is available for US$9.50 (including shipping) from the
Earth Council Institute-Canada
Tel. 416 203 8601
Fax. 416 203 7837
Email. ecfoster@web.net
The full technical report produced for this project as well as other
reports related to Economic Incentives can be found on the Earth Network
website at:
www.ecouncil.ac.cr/econ
The Ecological Footprints of Nations: How Much Nature Do They Use? How Much Nature Do They Have?
To make sustainability work, we need to monitor whether we live within
ecological capacity. This "Footprints of Nations" report -- by Mathis
Wackernagel, Larry Onisto, et al., Centre for Sustainability Studies,
Universidad Anahuac de Xalapa, Mexico -- compares the ecological impact of
52 large nations, inhabited by 80 percent of the world population. It also
shows to what extent their consumption can be supported by their local
ecological capacity. One key finding is that today, humanity as a whole uses
over one-third more resources and eco-services than nature can regenerate.
In 1992, this ecological deficit was only one quarter.
The report is available on the Earth Council website and includes a
downloadable version with datafiles in EXCEL 4.0 format that show
calculations for the "ecological footprints" for each country included in
the study. This report can be found at:
www.ecouncil.ac.cr/rio/focus/report/english/footprint/
The Rio+5 Virtual Forum - multimedia archives
The Rio+5 Forum lasted seven days (March 13-19, 1997) and included the
participation of more than 500 civil-society representatives who played
active roles in the Rio+5 preparatory process. Throughout the week-long
event, the Earth Council, in partnership with the International Institute
for Sustainable Development (IISD), provided on-line "participants" with
daily announcements, workshop summaries, speeches and presentations. This
information was provided in text format with many events also broadcast live
over the Internet using RealAudio.
Since the Forum, the Earth Council has expanded its selection of RealAudio
files to almost 25 hours and has commenced processing RealVideo coverage of
the event as well. This material is available throughout the Rio+5 website
or from:
www.ecouncil.ac.cr/realmedia |
