We’re really pleased to announce that the recently-formed Alliance for Future Generations has now grown to 40 members. In just a few months the Alliance has grown to include 17 organisations (including leading environmental NGOs) and 23 individuals including well-respected academics, authors and spokespeople on sustainable development.…
FDSD responded to the Environmental Audit Committee’s request to submit written evidence on preparations for Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development due to take place in 2012, 20 years on from the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio.
In our submission, we warned about ‘signs of erosion in the overall global political commitment to sustainable development’ and recommended urgent action to accept the reality of planetary boundaries, address political short-termism and create institutions to ensure the needs of future generations are built in to decision-making.
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