The document summarizes an international conference called "Planet Under Pressure" that will focus on solutions to global environmental challenges. The conference will have over 2,500 participants from around the world and will include four days of sessions on topics like food security, cities, tipping points, and governance. It will be held in London in 2012 and aims to inform the Rio+20 conference and promote planetary stewardship.

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2. Major international conference focussing on solutions Launch a new COMPACT between Science and Society

3. From 1992 to 2012 Setting Rio+20 in a new context – key messages We are now a prime driver of change at the planetary level – the Anthropocene Humanity is driving the Earth system towards dangerous thresholds Solutions exist, but time is the natural resource in shortest supply

4. A “ State of the Planet ” assessment for Rio+20

5. Narrative

6. The conference 2500 participants 40% from developing countries 4 Days Day 4: High-Level Policy Demand exceeding expectations: 450+ session proposals 100+ selected

7. Who is it for? Scientists: Natural Social Policy Industry Investment Media

8. London Global political, economic and media hub Capital city Royal Society host Easy access

9. Theme A Meeting global needs food, energy, water and other ecosystem services

10. Theme B Transforming our way of living development pathways under global environmental change

11. Theme C Governing across scales innovative stewardship of the Earth system

12. Conference sessions Governing the global commons State of world’s cities Food security Tipping points People and planet Geoengineering Nitrogen management …… + special events

13. ExCeL Centre Hosted 2009 G20 meeting Strong sustainability policy Easy access to centre of London Many hotels Visitor attractions Next to Thames Barrier

14. Chief Scientific Advisor Professor Elinor Ostrom Nobel Laureate Economics University of Indiana Expertise: managing common resources

15. Co-chair Professor Lidia Brito Science-Policy Director, UNESCO Former Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Mozambique

16. Co-chair Dr Mark Stafford-Smith Director, CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship Former Vice Chair, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

17. Scientific organizing committee Science (Natural and Social) Insurance industry United Nations Rio +20 (Felix Dodds pictured) International Council for Science International development Africa World Trade Organization Chinese Meterological Oranization

18. Board of patrons UK Chief Scientific Advisor (John Beddington, pictured) Joseph Alcamo, Chief Scientist of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) JJ Irani, Former Managing Director, Tata Steel, India Jan-Eric Sundgren, Volvo, Senior Vice President

19. Board of patrons Sunita Narain, Director, Centre for Science and Environment, India Robert Watson Defra Chief Scientific Advisor, UK Julia Marton-Lefèvre, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ++

20. Plenary speakers Professor Richard Wilkinson, Social epidemiology, author of the spirit level (pictured) Professor Oran Young, international governance, former chair IHDP Professor Will Steffen, Executive Director Climate Change Institute, Australia National University

21. Plenary speakers Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action (pictured) Professor Sybil Seitzinger, Director, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Achim Steiner, Director United Nations Environment Programme

22. Policy UN’s Rio+20 Links to Ban Ki-moon’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability 9 policy briefs Planet Under Pressure Seminars in National Science Academies

23. Outreach 24 hour Planet Under Pressure events in science and technology centers around the world Press conferences, editorials, TV Media hub, online streaming Social networks

24. Youth Plenary space for young scientists and schoolchildren Engage with Rio+20 Voice of Young People UK developing youth strategy alongside international efforts

25. Data Visualization Engage a technology partner – Google? Commission data visualizations Bring data visualization experts to conference Assign data visualization people to sessions

26. Media Press releases Daily press conference Media workshops Fund developing country journalists Media-related parallel sessions: social tipping points

27. Media Promotion at the 2011 World Conference of Science Journalists in Doha (ICSU grant) Advisory committee including Fred Pearce (Guardian), Andy Revkin (New York Times), Richard Black (BBC), Science Media Center

28. Planetary Stewardship Stockholm workshop, June 2011 3 days 30 leading scientists develop “Planetary Stewardship” concept for Planet Under Pressure conference

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