WATER SHOULD BE AT TOP OF JOHANNESBURG AGENDA, PREPARATORY MEETING

FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE TOLD

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POVERTY REDUCTION, SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MUST BE

ADDRESSED, INDONESIAN MINISTER TELLS CONFERENCE PREPARATORY MEETING

Preparatory Committee for Sustainable Development Summit Begins Work in Bali

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NEED FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRATIZATION, TRANSPARENCY, EQUITY

STRESSED AS MULTI-STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE BEGINS

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

BALI PREPARATORY MEETING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

OPENS WITH FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY

Largest International Meeting Ever Held in Bali to Continue through 7 June

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                                                            ENV/DEV/643

                                                            28 May 2002

ACTION PLANS FOR WATER, SANITATION, ENERGY, POVERTY ERADICATION

AMONG KEY ISSUES UNDER NEGOTIATION IN BALI

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Québec DECLARATION ON ECOTOURISM DEFINES

BASIS FOR ITS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

STATE OF ENVIRONMENT:  PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE?

Hard Facts:  Tough Choices as UNEP Launches Global Environment Outlook-3

LONDON, 22 May (UNEP) -- Over 70 per cent of the Earth's land surface could be affected by the impacts of roads, mining, cities and other infrastructure developments in the next 30 years unless urgent action is taken.

Background Release

PREPARATORY MEETING FOR WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

TO BE HELD IN BALI, 27 MAY - 7 JUNE

To Seek Agreement on Commitments,

OFFICIAL OPENING OF WORLD ECOTOURISM SUMMIT

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UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME ISSUES ‘10 YEARS AFTER RIO:  THE UNEP ASSESSMENT’,

REVIEWING INDUSTRY PROGRESS ON SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES

Reports on 22 Industrial Sectors Prepared