This brochure published on the occasion of the Rio+20 Conference highlights the roles of the Rio Conventions’ processes involved in biodiversity, combating desertification/land degradation and climate change as important contributors to the global sustainable development agenda, drawing attention to successes and future opportunities. It stresses that the Rio Conventions collectively offer a range of tools, services and expertise that assist vulnerable countries and communities in enabling effective adaptation and achieving sustainable development.

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Organization: UNFCCC, UNCCD

Topics: Economic and Development Planning, Land Use Management, Environment, Adaptation, Biodiversity, Governance – General

Type of material: Other

Publication date: 2012

Language: English