Earth Charter2019-09-252019-09-252012-08-272011-03http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/187016On 14th - 16th May 2012, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) or the “Rio+20 Conference” will take place in Rio de Janeiro. The Rio+20 Conference’s objectives are to (a) secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, (b) assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development, and (c) address new and emerging challenges. The focus of the Conference will also include the following two themes: (a) a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and (b) the institutional framework for sustainable developmentengWith permission of the license/copyright holderenvironmentEnvironmental ethicsResources ethicsBiodiversity ethicsPreprint