Participation and access passes Rio+20 (PDF)

Many NGOs have asked for more specific thematic facilitation in the lead up to Rio+20. The NGO organizing partners invite NGOs to serve on one or more thematic clusters by contacting the designated facilitators in the matrix of zero draft priority areas below.

These proposed thematic clusters are voluntary associations of the NGO Major Group for the purpose of arriving at common policy positions and lobbying strategies. Read more here

NGORIOplus20 - a wikipage for posting messages and editing texts together. Used for preparing statements and joint-documents towards the Conference.

Rio+20 NGO - a ning social website where members of the NGO community can share news, discuss and inform each other on topics and events related to Rio+20.

Rio+20 Facebook group

Agenda 21: Chapter 27

STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS: PARTNERS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

27.1. Non-governmental organizations play a vital role in the shaping and implementation of participatory democracy. Their credibility lies in the responsible and constructive role they play in society. Formal and informal organizations, as well as grass-roots movements, should be recognized as partners in the implementation of Agenda 21.

The nature of the independent role played by non-governmental organizations within a society calls for real participation; therefore, independence is a major attribute of non-governmental organizations and is the precondition of real participation.

Background papers/Position papers
Citizen Voices for Sustainable Development: Putting Principle 10 at the Heart of Rio+20


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Moving from Principles to Rights (English)
Rio 2012 and Ensuring Access to Information, Public Participation, and Access to Justice for Everyone

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Moving from Principles to Rights (Portuguese)


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Moving from Principles to Rights (Spanish)


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OPTIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK PROTECTING PROCEDURAL ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING A GLOBAL CONVENTION ON ACCESS RIGHTS
By Jeremy Wates

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Participation of Major Groups
An NGO statement for meeting with the EU


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NGO cluster matrix


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NGOs' Amendments to the Zero Draft


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Participation and acess passes Rio+20


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• 16 Jun 2012 - THE FUTURE WE DONT WANT e-petition (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 21 May 2012 - NEW ISSUE of (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 17 May 2012 - Dominican CSO declaration on Rio+20 (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 17 May 2012 - CIVICUS interviews Jaehyun Jang, from ReDi (Korea), on Rio+20! (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 4 May 2012 - The Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) CSO Position paper on Rio + 20 Themes and Issues (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 3 May 2012 - (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 3 May 2012 - Proposals developed by the CIEL on the rights based approach to sustainable development (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 19 Apr 2012 - Summary Report of the Roundtable Discussion between Civil Society Organisations and Members of the UN Secretary General's High Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 19 Apr 2012 - CIVICUS interviews Alice Vincent from the World Future Council! (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 19 Apr 2012 - CIVICUS interviews Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda of the World YWCA! (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 19 Apr 2012 - CIVICUS interviews Roberto Bissio of Social Watch! (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 16 Apr 2012 - A NEW ISSUE of OWN THE EDGE NGO MAJOR GROUP NEWSLETTER (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 26 Mar 2012 - RIGHTS AT RISK AT UNITED NATIONS E-PETITION (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 22 Mar 2012 - NGOs Strategy Meeting @ 3ºIntersessional for Rio+20 (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 19 Mar 2012 - CIVICUS interviews Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Coordinator of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Elizabeth Thompson (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 19 Mar 2012 - CIVICUS interviews Executive Director of Earth Law Center, Linda Sheehan (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 19 Mar 2012 - CIVICUS interviews the Main Representative to the UN international movement ATD Fourth World, Cristina Diez Saguillo (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 28 Feb 2012 - Sign the 'Right to the Future' e-petition to support Ombudspersons for Future Generations! (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 28 Feb 2012 - Proposal from World Future Council for a UN Ombudsperson for Future Generations (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 23 Feb 2012 - European Economic and Social Committee bold position for Rio+20 (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 22 Feb 2012 - Rio+20 ?ISSUE CLUSTER FACILITATION?: (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 21 Feb 2012 - CIVICUS interview with Chantal Line Carpentier! (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 20 Feb 2012 - Results from the UNEP XIII Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 17 Feb 2012 - Rio+20 ?ISSUE CLUSTER FACILITATION?: (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 16 Feb 2012 - Rio Environmental Democracy Initiative (Principle 10) Google Group! (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 15 Feb 2012 - NEW issue of 'OWN the EDGE' is online! (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 9 Feb 2012 - CIVICUS interviews Stakeholder Forum's Executive Director Felix Dodds (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 6 Feb 2012 - Report back from Civil Society Workshop on (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 6 Feb 2012 - Stakeholder Forum Analysis of the Zero Draft (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 31 Jan 2012 - HEADS of STATES@RIO+20 Global PETITION (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 31 Jan 2012 - Report of the Secretary General's High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 31 Jan 2012 - Report back from Civil Society Workshop on "Alternatives and Peoples Struggles for Sustainability: Intensifying People?s Struggles in Defense of the Commons" (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 27 Jan 2012 - NGOs Respond to Zero Draft (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 26 Oct 2011 - Rio+20NGO Facebook group launched by NGO's Major Group (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 19 Sep 2011 - Promoting a Transformative Agenda for Sustainable Development: A Strategy Workshop on Rio+20 (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 20 Jun 2011 - New media tools towards Rio+20 launched by NGO Major Group (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
• 1 May 2011 - The Rio 2012 Conference - The Explanatory Roadmap to Rio + 20 (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)

• SPREAD Sustainable Lifestyle SIDE EVENT (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  14 Jun 2012 - 14 Jun 2012 , RioCentro, Room T3
• World Health Organisation's webinar on ?The Role of Health in Sustainable Development: Focus on Rio+20? (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  10 May 2012 - 10 May 2012 , Geneva, Switzerland (online)
• Second round of 'informal-informal' negotiations on the zero draft of outcome document (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  27 Apr 2012 - 27 Apr 2012 , Conference Room 6, North Lawn Building, UN Headquarters, NY
• Implementing sustainable agriculture (by: World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)) (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  23 Apr 2012 - 23 Apr 2012 , Conference Room A, North Lawn Building, United Nations Headquarters, New York
• Latin American Forum for Sustainable Development (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  22 Apr 2012 - 24 Apr 2012 , Rosario, Argentina
• ?Possibilities of land management integration into the Green Infrastructure Strategy and the 7th EAP ? the Visegrad experience?, (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  27 Mar 2012 - 27 Mar 2012 , Brussels, at the Balassi Institute (1000 Brussels, Treurenberg 10.).
• Major Groups Expert Meeting on the Rio+20 Zero Draft and Compendium of Commitments (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  24 Mar 2012 - 24 Mar 2012 , Church Center, United Nations, New York
• Roundtable Discussion for Equity and Sustainability (by: Ibon International) (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  23 Mar 2012 - 23 Mar 2012 , Church Center for the United Nations, New York City
• Roundtable for Equity and Sustainability - IBON (NGO) and ITUC (Trade Unions) (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  23 Mar 2012 - 23 Mar 2012 , 777 UN Plaza, New York
• 3rd International Dialogue and Strategy Workshop on Peoples' Sustainability Treaties (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  23 Mar 2012 - 23 Mar 2012 , Baha'i International Community - UN Office, 866 UN Plaza, Suite 120, New York, NY, United States, 10017
• United Nations Millennium Campaign and Beyond 2015 CSO Roundtable on links, and relationships between the Rio process, SDGs and post 2015 (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  22 Mar 2012 - 22 Mar 2012 , Church Center for the United Nations, 11th Floor Conference Room, New York
• The Role of Civil Society/Major Groups in a Future International Framework for Sustainable Development (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  20 Mar 2012 - 20 Mar 2012 , Conference Room B, North Lawn Building, UN New York, NY USA
• CREATING A MORE EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOVERNANCE (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  19 Mar 2012 - 19 Mar 2012 , Conference Room A, UN, NY, NY
• Rio+20: Achieving Global Justice in the Green Economy (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  15 Mar 2012 - 15 Mar 2012 , European Economic and Social Committee, Trèves Building, 74 Rue des Trèves, 7Th Floor, room TRE 7701, 1040 Brussels
• Civil Society Participation in the Sustainable Development Debate: Making Rio+20 Count for Rural Women (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  1 Mar 2012 - 1 Mar 2012 , United Nations 44th Street and First Avenue, Boss Room, 8th Floor
• IBON International side event at GMGSF 13 ?Rights for Sustainability and Sustainable Development Governance? (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  22 Feb 2012 - 22 Feb 2012 , During the 12th Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environmental Forum of the UNEP in Nairobi, Kenya
• Peoples Sustainability Treaties for Rio+20 2nd International Dialogue (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  20 Feb 2012 - 20 Feb 2012 , During the 12th Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environmental Forum of the UNEP in Nairobi, Kenya
• Millennium Consumption Goals: Linking MCG to Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) & Sustainable Economies (SE) (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  20 Feb 2012 - 20 Feb 2012 , During the 12th Special Session of the Governing Council / Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF) of theUNEP in Nairobi,Kenya
• UNEP 13th Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF-13) (by: Non-Governmental Organizations)
  18 Feb 2012 - 19 Feb 2012 , Nairobi, Kenya