RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY, CONSERVATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AMONG ISSUES

RAISED, AS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT CONTINUES

‘Partnership Plenary’ Speakers Express Support for Kyoto Protocol,

Targets for Renewable Energy Use, Removal of Fossil Fuel Subsidies

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES, MARKET ACCESS, SUPPORT FOR SMALL FARMERS

AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED AT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

Holds Partnership Plenary on Agricultural Productivity

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

PARTNERSHIPS, FINANCE, SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION PATTERNS,

AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED, AS JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT CONTINUES

Fourth Partnership Plenary Focuses on 'Cross-Sectoral' Issues

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

SOCIETY OF WEALTHY ISLANDS SURROUNDED BY SEA OF POVERTY UNSUSTAINABLE,

SAYS SOUTH AFRICA'S PRESIDENT, OPENING JOHANNESBURG WORLD SUMMIT

UNEP Executive Director, Summit Secretary-General Also Speak;

Summit Plenary Focuses on Health, in First of Partnership Sessions

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

WORLD'S FUTURE COULD BE IRREPARABLY UNDERMINED WITHOUT IMMEDIATE ACTION

ON OVERUSE OF RESOURCES, JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT TOLD

Partnership Plenary Examines Biodiversity/Ecosystem Management

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

Background Release

WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEETS IN JOHANNESBURG;

AIM:  IMPROVE LIVES WHILE PRESERVING EARTH’S RESOURCES

Expected to Draw More Than 100 World Leaders

GLOBAL NATURAL RESOURCES, CLIMATE HAVE PAID COST FOR NORTH AMERICAN

ENVIRONMENTAL SUCCESS -- UNEP REPORT

OTTAWA, 14 August 2002 (UNEP) -- A new report released today indicates that the success of the United States and Canada in improving local environments where its people can live with clean water and air and enjoy green spaces has come at the expense of global natural resources and climate.

ON EVE OF WORLD SUMMIT, NEW REPORT WARNS THAT DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS

COMPROMISE EARTH’S LONG-TERM SECURITY

Commit to Sustainable Future at Johannesburg, United Nations Urges World Leaders

GROWING THREATS TO FOOD SECURITY, HUMAN HEALTH IN SOUTH ASIA CHALLENGES

WORLD LEADERS AT WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Regional and Global Impacts of Vast

Pollution Cloud Detailed in New Scientific Study

‘SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SECURITY IMPERATIVE’

SAYS TOP UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL

NAIROBI, 5 August (UNEP) -- Delivering environmentally-friendly development is vital for delivering a more stable world, a key member of the United States administration argues in the upcoming edition of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Our Planet magazine.