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What is Rio+20 ?

Rio+20 Conference brought together world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs and other groups to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection. It was hosted by the Government of Brazil and run from 20-22 June 2012 complemented by a range of events before, during and after.

The Conference focused on two themes: (a) a green economy in the context of sustainable development poverty eradication; and (b) the institutional framework for sustainable development. See More...

Photo title: Official logo of the Rio+20 Conference

Oceans at Rio+20

Issues related to oceans and oceans sustainability figured high on the Rio+20 agenda - it was chosen as one of the seven main issues to be discussed in depth. In the Rio+20 Conference Outcome Document The Future We Want, there is a dedicated section on oceans and seas, and small island developing States (SIDS), which stressed the critical role the oceans play in all three pillars of sustainable development, and commit[ed] to protect, and restore, the health, productivity and resilience of oceans and marine ecosystems, and to maintain their biodiversity, enabling their conservation and sustainable use for present and future generations.

For ocean related events, hosted by UNESCO-IOC, see Events below.

The world's oceans - their temperature, chemistry, currents and life - drive global systems that make the Earth habitable for humankind. Our rainwater, drinking water, weather, climate, coastlines, much of our food, and even the oxygen in the air we breathe, are all ultimately provided and regulated by the sea. Throughout history, oceans and seas have been vital conduits for trade and transportation. Careful management of this essential global resource is a key feature of a sustainable future. See More...

9 Documents

A blueprint for ocean and coastal sustainability An inter-agency Report towards the preparation of the UN Conference on Sustaina...

Coastal Resources: Productivity and Impacts on Food Security Special issue of the magazine <a href=http://pemsea.org/publications/tropical-c...

Declining reliance on marine resources in remote South Pacific societ...mic drivers This report selects the Lau Islands (Fiji) as a case study for how societies re...

Ecosystems and Biological Resources of Russian European Seas at the T...1st Century A review of status and trends in Russian European seas during the 1990s...

Fish Populations in a Tidal Estuary in the Marlborough Sounds, New Ze...971 to 2004 Long term ecological research study of fish populations

Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services Human-dominated marine ecosystems are experiencing accelerating loss of populat...

Rio Oceans Declaration Co-Chairs’ Statement of The Oceans Day at Rio+20, 16 June 2012

Sequential megafaunal collapse in the North Pacific Ocean: An ongoing...al whaling? Collapse of marine mammal populations in North Pacific Ocean

The Future We Want Outcome of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, ava...

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