United Nations Forum on Forests

Organizational Session

1^st Meeting (AM)

UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS BEGINS DELIBERATIONS

Forum Chairman Calls Scheduled Two-Week Session

Decisive Post-Rio Step Towards Sustainable Forest Management

UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS TO MEET AT HEADQUARTERS 11-22 JUNE

The United Nations Forum on Forests will meet for the first time as a new subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at Headquarters from 11 to 22 June 2001.

WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PREPARATIONS

BEGINS WITH EMINENT PERSONS ROUNDTABLE

If the 1992 Earth Summit succeeded in raising public awareness of the issues of sustainable development, then the 10-year review of the Summit should lay out clear goals and draw clearer links between the agenda and specific guidelines for its implementation, said United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Nitin Desai.

TURTLE RESCUE TEAM AMONG 18 INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS

HONOURED ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2001

STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS

SET FOR SIGNATURE ON 22-23 MAY

Governments Give Green Light

To Phase Out World's Most Hazardous Chemicals

(Reissued as received.)

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

6^th Meeting (PM)*

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE CONCLUDES SESSION; RECOMMENDS SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT BE HELD IN JOHANNESBURG 2-11 SEPTEMBER 2002

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

3^rd Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2002 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

DISCUSSES DRAFT PROCEDURAL RULES, PARTICIPATION ARRANGEMENTS

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

2^nd Meeting (PM)

SUSTAINING PLANET REQUIRES GLOBAL EFFORT, UNEP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

TELLS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT

Commission on Sustainable Development

Ninth Session

13^th Meeting (AM) and

Round-up

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDES SESSION ON 28 APRIL; EMPHASIZES

THAT ONE THIRD OF WORLD’S PEOPLE LACK ACCESS TO ENERGY AND TRANSPORT

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

1^st Meeting (AM)

CURRENT DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS RAISE MATERIAL WEALTH AT ENVIRONMENT’S EXPENSE,

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2002 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT TOLD

Emil Salim (Indonesia) Elected Chairman