The document provides a draft diary of unofficial side events happening in Rio de Janeiro during the Rio+20 conference in June 2012. It lists over 30 events organized by various stakeholders on topics related to sustainable development, including youth conferences, exhibitions, and forums on issues like green economy, social entrepreneurship, climate change, and more. The diary was compiled by Stakeholder Forum to help attendees navigate the many concurrent events outside the main conference venue.

1. Running ‘Round
Rio+20
Draft Diary as of 22 May
If we have ommitted your event, or you see your event and wish to make an
amendment (including naming your prominent speakers), please contact:
Elena Denaro (edenaro@stakeholderforum.org)

2. Welcome to Rio!
This diary of events was compiled by Stakeholder Forum. The
And welcome to ‘Running ‘Round Rio+20’! Think of this information was principally sourced from the official Rio+20
Diary as a pocket-guide to all the unofficial side events hap- website (www.uncsd2012.org) but also from various other
pening in Rio de Janeiro this June outside RioCentro. initiative specific websites.
There is so much going on around Rio+20 that it’s hard enou- For this, we would like to give a special thanks to the UNCSD
gh even just to coordinate getting from one event to the next Secretariat.
- so Stakeholder Forum decided to try and help you make
sense of it all. In this booklet you will find all the unofficial
events (those that are happening outside RioCentro). For
every event, we’ve tried to get a hold of the date, time, venue
and a blurb of what each event will consist of (although there
are still a few TBC, so please bear with us!).
But this booklet is far more that just a mere Diary - if you
flip to the end you’ll find a list relevant exhibitions, a list of
useful resources and publications, a photobook of the Major
Group Representatives, and a Photobook of our Stakeholder
Forum staff who’ll be with you in Rio. (This draft is currenly
a work in progress, so a lot of this will be missing at this sta-
ge unfortunately! But it will be up soon!)
Remember to check out the Official Side Events on the
UNSCD website! (http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/mee-
tings_sidevents.html)
You can find an electronic version of this booklet at: http://
www.stakeholderforum.org/fileadmin/files/diaryofevent-
sweb.pdf if you want to try and be papersmart!

3. DATE TITLE VENUE ORGANISERS THEMES WEBSITE/CONTACT
The World Youth Congress (WYC) is a biennial gathering of
young activists from all over the world who are focused on
expanding the role of youth in sustainable development. The
Mon 4 - Wed 6th World Youth WYC is not just a conference, It is a festival, a fun and mufti-
Sitio das Pedras Peace Child International wycrio2012.org
13 June Congress faceted series of training courses, an advocacy exercise for
youth-led development, a hands-on series of action projects
with local people and many other things besides. To see the
programme visit: http://wycrio2012.org/?page_id=66
World Environment Day is an annual event that is aimed at
being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for
World
Tue 5 June TBC UNEP positive environmental action. The 2012 theme for World www.hqweb.unep.org/wed
Environement Day Environment Day is Green Economy: Does it include you? and is
hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Launch of UNEP The 5th edition, GEO-5, will be launched in time for Rio+20.
Global GEO-5 has been developed by qualified teams of scientists
around the world and covers important environmental issues
Tue 5 June Environment TBC UNEP
such as atmosphere, biodiversity, land, and other challenges
www.unep.org/geo/
Outlook (GEO-5) in the earth system. It identifies regional priorities, and
Report suggests global responses for moving towards sustainability
The aims of the “World Symposium on Sustainable Development
at Universities” (WSSD-U-2012) are:
1. to provide universities across the world with an opportunity to
display and present their works relating to education for
Research and Transfer www.haw-
sustainable development at university level;
World Symposium Centre “Applications of
2. to foster the exchange of information, ideas and experiences hamburg.de/en/ftz-
on Sustainable Life Sciences”, Hamburg
acquired in the execution of projects, from successful initiatives als/veranstaltungen/world-
Tue 5 - Wed 6 University of Applied
Development at TBC and good practice; symposium-on-sustainable-
June Sciences, London
3. to discuss methodological approaches and projects which development-at-
Universities Metropolitan University.
aim to integrate the topic of sustainable development in the universities-wssd-u-
(WSSD-U-2012) Support from: RCE
curriculum of universities;
Hamburg and Region. 2012.html
4. to network the participants and provide a platform so they
can explore possibilities for cooperation;
5. to document and disseminate the wealth of experiences
available today.

4. DATE TITLE VENUE ORGANISERS THEMES WEBSITE/CONTACT
The overall aim of the Youth Blast is to empower young
people to effectively participate through the MGCY in its
engagement with Rio+20 and its processes. Within this, there
are three areas of focus: (i) Build capacity amongst young
people to effectively participate in the formal and informal
Youth Blast – processes of Rio+20; (ii) Strategise for MGCY engagement
Thurs 7 - Tue Major Group for Children in the official process of Rio+20; and (iii) Plan for a post- uncsdchildrenyouth.org/rio
Conference of TBC
12 June and Youth Major Group Rio+20 agenda that incorporates the implementation of the 20/youth-blast/
Youth for Rio +20 outcomes of Rio+20
The event will be divided into two sections; Brazilian Days (7-9
June) aimed at supporting and strengthening the host country
youth movement, and International Days (10-12 June) aimed at
bringing together Brazilian and International Youth to prepare
for Rio+20.
This independently organised TEDxRio event will unite thinkers
of diverse areas of knowledge in order to understand and
Mon 11 - Tue Forte de
TEDxRio+20 TEDxRio+20 analyze HUMAN POWER, a force with great capacity to en.tedxrio20.com/
12 June Copacabana destroy, maintain, and above all, to construct a new planet
and a new way of life.
II Trade Union Workers & Trade Unions
Issues to be discussed from a labour justice perspective are www.sustainlabour.org/not
Tue 11 - Thurs Assembly on Major Group, ITUC and
TBC climate change, chemicals, natural resources (i.e. water, energy, icia.php?lang=EN&idnotici
13 June Labour and Sustainlabour (support
food), and collective bargaining on environment. a=376
from UNEP and others)
Environment
Forum on Science,
Technology and Pontifical
Mon 11 - Fri International Council for Interdisciplinary scientific discussions, and dialogues between www.icsu.org/rio20/scienc
Innovation for Catholic scientists, policy-makers, Major Groups and other stakeholders e-and-technology-forum
15 June Science
Sustainable University
Development
The objectives of the forum will be:
Forum on Social 4 main partners: Roberto
• to give visibility/showcase entrepreneurs and how they
Maurinho Foundation
Mon 11 - Fri Entrepreneurship Copacabana impact on the new economy
(RMF), City Hall, Sao andrea.margit@frm.org.br
22 June (tbc) and the New Fort Paulo Business Federation,
• to provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs to show projects
to social investors and provide a space for debate around the
Economy Rio Business Federation.
new economy

5. DATE TITLE VENUE ORGANISERS THEMES WEBSITE/CONTACT
oikos invites business and economics students (Bachelor to PhD)
from around the world to take part in the Student Reporter
Student Reporter coaching programme and live blogging at the Rio+20 UN
Tue 12 - Wed www.studentreporter.org/
coaching TBC Oikos Summit in Rio-Brazil. The programme includes a full fledged
23 June training programme including social media expert coaches,
apply-for-rio20
programme
experienced programme alumni assistance, and an international
project lead.
Urban Nature is a conference series focusing on Urban
Biodiversity and Food Security. The International Urban
ICLEI Urban Researchers’ Symposium on local sustainability will be
Tue 12 - Thurs Belo Horizonte, worldcongress2012.iclei.org/ur
Nature ICLEI integrated into the main congress program, providing
ban-nature.html
14 June Brazil opportunities for participants to interact directly with
Conference
researchers to jointly identify research needs and to share
interesting local case study examples.
Global and This workshop will focus on the production of sustainable
Regional Research consumption and production (SCP) research, as well as its
on Sustainable communication and application in practice. It will bring this
Global Research Forum on research together through review papers from various
Wed 13 - Fri Consumption and
TBC Sustainable Consumption perspectives, make it available to practitioners and the wider grfscp.wordpress.com
15 June Production: and Production public, including participants at the UN Conference on
Achievements, Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), and promote
Challenges, and support for new research based on practitioners’ research
Dialogues needs. The workshop is by invitation only.
3rd Preparatory
Wed 13 - Fri
Committee RioCentro UNCSD www.uncsd2012.org/
15 June
Meeting
SD-Learning is a capacity building event consisting of multiple
www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/ind
Wed 13 - Fri courses on crucial aspects of sustainable development. The
SD-learning TBC UNCSD ex.php?page=view&type=13&
22 June courses aim at providing participants with practical knowledge
nr=472&menu=46
and hands-on training from experts around the world.
Transboundary
The event will focus on recognizing those countries that have
Waters, Climate
Thurs 14 June TBC WWF (and others TBC) recently ratified the UN Watercourses Convention and those Meg.Patterson@wwfus.org
Change and Good that are making commitments to ratify by the end of the year.
Governance
The Global Forum PRME Official platform for management-related Higher Education
Institutions (HEIs) to inform the proceedings and outcomes
Thur 14 - Fri for Responsible Secretariat of www.unprme.org/global-
Windsor Barra Hotel of two conferences - the Global Compact Rio+20 Corporate
15 June Management the UN Global forum/index.php
Sustainability Forum and the historic global UN Conference on
Education Compact Office Sustainable Development - Rio+20.

6. DATE TITLE VENUE ORGANISERS THEMES WEBSITE/CONTACT
The Congress will deal with the pressing issues facing urban
areas in this unpredictable era of change. It will bring ICLEI
Members, partners, global strategists, academics and NGOs
together. Participants will learn from inspirational speakers and
Thurs 14 - ICLEI World Belo Horizonte, www.iclei.org/worldcongress2
ICLEI real-life city cases about cutting-edge integrated solutions
Mon 18 June Congress 2012 Brazil 012
to the challenges we face. Closely linked to the UN Rio+20
conference, the ICLEI World Congress 2012 will chart the way
forward for local governments and their partners to a more
sustainable and prosperous future.
The Rio Conventions Pavilion at Rio+20 is a collaborative
Rio Conventions (UNFCCC,
outreach activity. It aims to promote and strengthen
UNCCD and CBD), the
synergies between the Rio Conventions at implementation
Thurs 14 - Fri Rio Conventions Global Environment
Athlete’s Park levels by providing a coordinated platform for awareness- www.riopavilion.org/rio/
22 June Pavilion at Rio+20 Facility (GEF), and 25
raising and information-sharing about the linkages in
other international,
science, policy and practice between biodiversity, climate
national and local partners
change and combating desertification/land degradation.
Sponsor: GIZ (German
Agency for International
Cooperation). Organisers:
WECF (Women in Europe
for a Common Future),
Women Rio+20 UNEP, the Network of Five awards of 1,000 USD each will be presented at a festive
Thurs 14 - Fri Good Practice Women Ministers and ceremony during the UN Rio+20 summit 20 – 22 June 2012, in www.wecf.eu/english/articles/2
RioCentro Brazil. Members of the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders 012/05/award-rioplus20.php
22 June Award ceremony Leaders of the
Environment and the for the Environment (NWMLE) will present the awards.
in Rio de Janeiro
Women’s Major Group
core members VAM,
WEDO, ENERGIA, DAWN
and Global Forest
Coalition.
Forum Empresarial
Forum aims to discuss issues of Green Economy and Social www.forumriomais20.com.br/i
Fri 15 June RIO+20 (Brazilian Planetário da Fórum Empresarial
Governance with companies, local governments and civil ndex.php/quem-somos/forum-
10:00 - 17:00 Business Forum Gávea Rio+20
society. empresarial-rio20
RIO+20)

7. DATE TITLE VENUE ORGANISERS THEMES WEBSITE/CONTACT
Impacts of Plastics
on the
www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/ind
Fri 15 June Environment and The health impact of plastics on women and children around
TBC Voices of African Mothers ex.php?page=view&type=13&
13:15 - 14:45 the Health of the globe
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Women and
Children
This side event will consist of a presentation of the working
AICESIS side AICESIS and the Brazilian
Fri 15 June TBC group report and a debate between AICESIS members and
event CDES
many high-level guests.
Peoples’ Meetings As part of the Peoples’ Summit, there will be a plenary on
Fri 15 - Sat 16 on Ecological Debt, Aterro do Brazilian Civil Society Reparations of Ecological Debt, and a Meeting of Peoples
cupuladospovos.org.br/en/
June Climate Change, Flamengo Facilitating committee Affected by Climate Change. In parallel there will be a Third
International Meeting of Peoples Affected by Vale
and Vale
The Summit will seek to place national legislation, natural http://www.globeinternational.i
Fri 15 - Sun World Summit of
TBC GLOBE international capital and scrutiny at the heart of implementing the Rio nfo/world-summit-of-
17 June Legislatures agenda legislators/
World Meeting of Jardin International Centre of
Fri 15 - Sun Comparative Presentation of all gaps in environmental law and proposals
Environmental Botanique de www.cidce.org
17 June Environmental Law for new commitments and new environmental law conventions
Lawyers Rio de Janeiro (C.I.D.C.E.)
3rd International
Urban The symposium will be integrated into the main congress
Fri 15 - Sun Belo Horizonte, program, providing opportunities for participants to interact http://worldcongress2012.iclei.
Researchers’ ICLEI
org/researchers-symposium/
17 June Brazil directly with researchers to jointly identify research needs
Symposium on and to share interesting local case study examples.
local sustainability
Rio+20 Corporate
Sustainability
Fri 15 - Mon Forum: Innovation Windsor Barra United Nations Global The forum’s objective is to bring greater scale and quality to
www.compact4rio.org
18 June and Collaboration Hotel Compact corporate sustainability practices
for the Future We
Want

8. DATE TITLE VENUE ORGANISERS THEMES WEBSITE/CONTACT
To meet the challenges of the systemic crisis, the People’s
Summit will not only be a great event. It is part of a historical
process of accumulation and convergence of local, regional and
People’s Summit global struggles, that have anti-capitalist, classist, anti-racist,
anti-patriarchal and anti-homophobic political frames.
Fri 15 - Sat 23 for Social and Aterro do Brazilian Civil Society
We want to transform Rio+20 in a moment of opportunity to cupuladospovos.org.br/en/
June Environmental Flamengo Facilitating committee
address the serious problems that humanity is facing and
Justice demonstrate the political power of organized people. ”Come
reinvent the world” is our call and our invitation for the
participation of the organizations and social movements in Brazil
and in the world.
Through the development of four different subject panels, the
forum will foster a space for respectful discussion and debate
Responsible Mining about how to do mining responsibly in megadiverse countries. www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/ind
Sat 16 June
in Megadiverse RioCentro Major Groups The subject panels proposed here will cover issues of regional ex.php?page=view&type=13&
09:00 - 18:00 sustainability, environmental standards for the mining nr=676&menu=46
Countries
industry, economic linkages to bind sustainable development,
and policy for responsible mining
The Oceans Day at Rio+20 will bring together high-level
The Oceans Day at representatives from governments, international organizations,
Rio+20: nongovernmental organizations, industry, and the science
community to: 1. Provide perspectives on the ocean outcomes
Sat 16 June Advancing Oceans Rio Conventions www.globaloceans.org/content
Global Ocean Forum of the Rio+20 Conference; 2. Showcase major funded
10:00 - 19:00 and Coasts at Pavillion /rio20
initiatives to spur action on oceans, coasts, and small island
Rio+20 and developing States in the post-Rio+20 world; and 3. Consider the
Beyond opportunities and challenges for implementation of the
“oceans package” emanating from the Rio+20 Conference.
World Summit on
www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/ind
Sat 16 June Green Tourism Planetarium of
TBC ex.php?page=view&type=13&
11:00 - 15:00 and Creative Rio de Janeiro nr=890&menu=46
Economy
Clube de This one-day seminar will provide practitioners, policy-makers
Seminar on Engenharia UNESCO, World
and decision-makers involved in the planning, operation
Federation of Engineering
Sat 16 June Sustainable Av. Rio Branco Organizations & the World
and management of communities the opportunity to learn
Communities 124 – 20º floor world-leading best practices towards achieving a sustainable
Bank
community.

9. DATE TITLE VENUE ORGANISERS THEMES WEBSITE/CONTACT
A restricted event with 20–30 participants will bring together
Field excursion: some of the world's leading chefs and various thought-leaders to www.eea.europa.eu/about-
European Environment
Sat 16 June 'Returning to our TBC
Agency
explore ways of protecting biodiversity, while preserving us/what/public-
roots' and developing flavours and culinary methods for a new events/returning-to-our-roots
type of cuisine.
Fair ideas: Pontifíca Fair ideas will open up a space for researchers and iied.org/governance/key-
Sat 16 - Sun practitioners working for a greener, fairer world to add issues/strategic-planning/fair-
Solutions for a Universidade IIED
ideas-solutions-for-
17 June important knowledge, experience and momentum to the
sustainable planet Católica official summit sustainable-planet
Indigenous
Peoples Global www.tebtebba.org/index.php/c
Sat 16 - Mon Conference on Indigenous Peoples Global ontent/207-ip-global-
TBC
18 June Sustainable, Self- Steering Committee conference-and-pavilion-in-
Determined rio20
Development
Top representatives from civil society, including private sector,
NGOs, scientific community, among other major groups, will
Sustainable convene to engage in an open and action-oriented debate on
Sat 16 - Tue Development UNCSD, Brazilian key topics related to sustainable development. There will be no www.rio20.gov.br/events/dialo
RioCentro gos-da-sustentabilidade
19 June Dialogues with Government participation of Governments or UN agencies. The
recommendations emanating from the Dialogues will be
Civil Society
conveyed directly to the Heads of State and Government
present at the Summit.
ISEE 2012
Conference -
Ecological
Windsor ISEE 2012 will address UNCSD themes as well as other key
Sat 16 - Tue Economics and
Guanabara ISEE debates within ecological economics and environmental www.isee2012.org/
19 June Rio+20: policy
Palace Hotel
Challenges and
Contributions for a
Green Economy
Local and regional This special event will gather representatives from local, sub-
www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/ind
Sun 17 June authorities' day for national, national and international levels to discuss existing
TBC Major Groups ex.php?page=view&type=13&
09:00 - 18:00 a sustainable initiatives and possible collaboration between the different
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levels of governance to ensure a sustainable development.
development
2012 World Day to The 2012 celebration of World Day to Combat Desertification will
www.unccd.int/en/media-
focus on the theme "Healthy soil sustains your life: LET’S
Sun 17 June Combat Various UNCCD Secretariat
GO LAND-DEGRADATION NEUTRAL". The global observance
center/Pages/CalendarDetail.
Desertification aspx?calID=24
is planned to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

10. DATE TITLE VENUE ORGANISERS THEMES WEBSITE/CONTACT
Sustainable living A full-day event starting with a symposium for around 150
event: Symposium www.eea.europa.eu/about-
participants in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro with an agenda spanning
European Environment us/what/public-
Sun 17 June on 'Sustaining Leblon Agency
biodiversity, agriculture, sustainable production and
events/sustaining-ourselves-in-
ourselves in the consumption, resource efficiency, resilience and socio-
the-future-symposium
economic issues related to youth.
future'
Ocean in Google GFDD will host a special presentation entitled “Tour of the DR”
Earth as an which will highlight the Mission Blue program and how the
Environmental Ocean in Google Earth tool is being effectively used to raise www.globalfoundationdd.org/g
Sun 17 June T-9 RioCentro GFDD
fdd/fulltext.asp?t=a&id=8308
Educational Tool: awareness and provide information on coastal and marine
sources using the example of the DR as a model for the
The Dominican
Caribbean and Latin American Region
Perspective
Peoples Rio+20
A march for the future and other activities will take place in
Marches, Opening Brazilian Civil Society
Sun 17 June Various various communities around Rio de Janeiro. Events are also cupuladospovos.org.br/en/
March of the Facilitating committee
planned in other parts of the world.
People's Summit
Sun 17 June National SD Rio Pavilion,
nrg4SD
14:00-19:00 Councils Athletes’ Park
Buildings contribute on average to about 45% of cities’ carbon
emissions. The building-sector is one of the least cost low-
hanging fruit of emissions mitigation opportunities. Innovative
finance policies have been implemented in cities throughout the
Innovative world and are yielding significant results. This panel discussion
Espaço Arena will feature experts with global perspectives of green building
Sun 17 June Financing for
da Barra (ARN- USGBC & more policy and finance mechanisms. Through presentations and
15:00-17:00 Green Building at targeted discussion, our speakers will explain the city-wide
3)
the City-Level Clean Development Mechanism Programme of Activities
currently under pilot in Amman, Jordan, the world’s first building-
sector emissions trading scheme successfully underway in
Tokyo, as well as select examples of the nearly 500 LEED Green
Building policies in U.S. states, counties and cities.
Palacio de From 13 to 15 June; the nrg4SD Secretariat will take part in the
Guanabara, last UN preparatory meeting for the UN Rio +20 Conference.
Immediately after that and before the Conference itself, nrg4SD
Sun 17 - Mon nrg4SD General Government
nrg4SD will convene its annual statutory meetings - Steering Committee
18 June Assembly Palace of the and General Assembly - hold sessions of its working groups and
State of Rio de celebrate its 10th anniversary after its creation at the UN World
Janeiro Summit of Johannesburg in 2002.

11. DATE TITLE VENUE ORGANISERS THEMES WEBSITE/CONTACT
A Capacity Building activity/Strategic Discussion for young
leaders two days prior Rio +20 for a maximum of 25
participants from outside of Rio de Janeiro.
World YMCA Goals: (i) To prepare young leaders for a meaningful www.ymca.int/newsroom/lates
Sun 17 - Tue Sustanible participation at Rio+20; (ii) To share knowledge about some of t-news/our-ymca-is-not-
TBC Wolrd Alliance YMCA
19 June Development the current initiatives undertaken by YMCAs around the world sending-delegates-to-rio-20-
Dialogue and previews of YMCA global initiatives, with special focus on what-can-i-do/
YMCA green initiatives; (iii) To provide inputs in how the YMCA
could engage more in Sustainable Development issues, link
and mobilize young people around the world.
The World Congress will bring together Attorneys-General, Chief
World Congress on Prosecutors, Auditors-General, Chief Justices, Senior Judges,
Justice, and other legal practitioners from around the world. The
Sun 17 - Wed Governance and purpose is to foster a common vision and principles among www.unep.org/DELC/worldcon
TBC UNEP
20 June Law for key stakeholders on how to transform discussions into gress/about.asp
action, and how to use justice, law and governance to
Environmental
promote sustainable development through the outcomes of
Sustainability Rio+20 and beyond.
Mon 18 June UCLG Executive www.cities-
TBC UCLG
09:00 - 18:00 Bureau localgovernments.org/
Beyond Rio+20: A AEGEE, Global Shapers This event will discuss future scenarios both in terms of
Global Youth Community, Euforia, priorities for the movement (e.g. SDGs, youth
Mon 18 June T4, RioCentro Green Young Economy, unemployment, education) and form (through the Major Groups
Movement for
11:30 - 13.00 (capacity 216) Road to Rio+20, Major or an independent alliance). Feedback will be sought from other
Sustainable Group for Children & stakeholders, whose partnership will be fundamental in making
Development Youth, UNFPA a long-term youth movement flourish, for a sustainable future.
Forests: The Heart role of forests and industry in fostering local livelihoods at
Ribalta, Rio de www.fao.org/forestry/trade/76
Mon 18 June of a Green FAO, ICFPA, BRACELPA the resource base and enabling product transitions to low-
571/en/
Janeiro carbon bio-economy among consumers.
Economy

12. DATE TITLE VENUE ORGANISERS THEMES WEBSITE/CONTACT
Agriculture and Do you believe in the importance of investing in an integrated
Rural Development landscape approach that improves agricultural productivity
Day at Rio+20: Sul America and rural livelihoods, while also addressing threats to forests,
CGIAR, FAO, GFAR and water, and biodiversity? Then make plans to attend or follow
Mon 18 June Lessons in Convention others online Agriculture and Rural Development Day at Rio+20. The
www.agricultureday.org/
Sustainable Center purpose of the 4th Agriculture and Rural Development Day is to
Landscapes and ensure that the vision for a sustainable green economy includes
Livelihoods clear steps for building a sustainable food system.
Students Speak Up for the Polar Regions aims to educate
international decision-makers on the emerging challenges of
sustainable development in the polar regions. This event
will feature speakers from the Students on Alumni Delegation.
Members of this international youth delegation are united by the
rare privilege of having visited the Arctic and Antarctica. During
this event, delegates will share first-hand experiences of visiting
the poles to explore the importance of these regions to the
Students Speak Up Students on Ice Alumni global environment. Nine key sustainable development
Mon 18 June Delegation to Rio + We challenges facing the polar regions will be addressed, and
For The Polar T-4 RioCentro www.soidelegation.com
19:30 - 21:00 Canada Initiative & APECS implementable solutions will be highlighted. Ultimately, the
Regions Brazil (Co-organisers) connection between polar regions and Rio+20 will be made,
clearly answering how Rio+20 can address polar challenges. The
second half of the side event is a multi-stakeholder panel on
"Polar Sustainable Development: Required Leadership and
Solutions for the Next Decade" with notable experts from polar
science, policy, and governance. This event aims to catalyze
national delegations and civil society to commit to the
sustainable development and protection of the Arctic and
Antarctica.
As part of the People’s Summit, there will be self-organized
Mon 18 - Tue Peoples Permanent Aterro do Brazilian Civil Society
activities and the first two days of a People’s Permanent cupuladospovos.org.br/en/
19 June Assembly Flamengo Facilitating committee
Assembly, which will reconvene on 21-22 June.

13. DATE TITLE VENUE ORGANISERS THEMES WEBSITE/CONTACT
Two intensive workshops on sustainable cities. The workshops’
agenda will draw upon the expertise from the United
Nations—including the Department of Economic and Social
Affairs (UNDESA), the United Nations Human Settlements
UNITAR New York Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the United Nations Environment
Office collaborates Programme (UNEP)—as well as top IBM Smarter Cities subject
with IBM in Rio to matter experts. The workshops will be especially important for
city leaders, regional planners, economic development www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/ind
Mon 18 - Tue enhance UNITAR (New York Office),
TBC professionals, finance administrators and national ex.php?page=view&type=13&
19 June knowledge and IMB
government leaders that are focused on ensuring the nr=913&menu=46
expertise in economic, social, and environmental sustainability of their urban
forging sustainable centers.
cities Please note that participation requires a priori liaising with the
UNITAR New York Office by 10 June, and only those
participants who have pre-registered can attend
(nyo@unitar.org, Tel (212) 963-9683). Attendance at each event
will be capped at 40 participants.
The Rio+20 Global Town Hall will be an inviting and open setting
where local leaders, the conference delegates, international
organizations, and business can meet up and discuss the urban
future. What does the world need to look like in 2030 and how
can urban areas become part of the solution to realize this? The
Rio+20 Global Town Hall will offer a rich program of
presentations, debates, seminars, and performances. The main
Mon 18 - Fri Rio+20 Global local2012.iclei.org/iclei-and-rio-
Athlete's Park ICLEI goal will be to highlight the experience and capacities of local
20/rio-20-global-town-hall/
22 June Town Hall governments and work towards their utilization in the post
Rio+20 global sustainable development framework. The Rio+20
Global Town Hall will also serve as a communicative space
where actors from different sectors and levels can interact
and join forces. Only people who have pre-registered to the
conference (deadline 12 May) will be able to access it
(http://local2012.iclei.org/pre-registration/)
high-profile platform for the interaction between business
Tue 19 June BASD Business Windsor Barra basd2012.org/564/basd-2012-
BASD 2012 leaders and policy-makers with the theme: “Achieving
08:00 - 20:00 Day Hotel business-day/
Scale”

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Aiming for a Food
Rome-based Agencies fighting hunger and malnutrition, reducing poverty and www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/ind
Tue 19 June Secure Future: Sheraton Rio
(FAO, IFAD, WFP and enhancing the resilience and sustainability of production ex.php?page=view&type=13&
09:00 - 19:00 Think Global, Act Hotel & Resort Bioversity International) systems and people’s livelihoods nr=843&menu=46
Local
The World Summit will bring together subnational governments
for around the Globe committed to sustainable development,
which will demonstrate how they are making sustainable
development happen on the ground in close partnership with all
other levels of government and the private sector. The World
World Summit of State of Rio de Janeiro, Summit will launch a global declaration of commitments for
www.nrg4sd.org/news/save-
nrg4SD, The Climate the green economy in the context of sustainable development
Tue 19 June Federated States Athlete's Park Group and Regions- and poverty eradication at subnational level, under which
date-world-summit-states-and-
and Regions regions-2012
United/FOGAR signatories will commit to specific targets and initiatives
within the economic, environmental and social dimensions of
sustainable development. The World Summit and the coalition
are open to any Federated States, Regions, Provinces and other
subnational governments committed to sustainable development
in their respective territories.
Choosing Our UNEP, Stakeholder Forum, On June 19th, governments, civil society groups, and
Future: Open and Fundação EEA, World Resource intergovernmental organizations will meet to assess progress
Institute, Access and advance proposals to move Principle 10 into its next
Participatory Getulio Vargas, www.accessinitiative.org/choo
Tue 19 June Initiative, Unitar, generation of reforms. Workshops will give citizens and their
sefuture
Sustainable Praia de Inspection Panel, REC, governments the opportunities to share innovations and
Development Botafogo, 190 FGV, World Future Council, challenges as they identify next steps in citizen engagement
Governance INECE, Article 19 in decision-making
Rio+Social promises to be one of the most important
gatherings of technology, social media and global leaders
United Nations in the history of South America. This global conversation,
Tue 19 June Rio+Social TBC Foundation, Mashable, focusing on topics related to #SocialGood and how new rioplussocial.com.br/en/
and 92nd Street Y. media can help foster positive solutions to the world’s
biggest problems, comes at a time when the world gathers to
discuss issues that affect us all.

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A groundbreaking collaborative workshop, that will offer
teams of university students from around the world the
opportunity to idea-share and collaborate on how to tackle
sustainability issues on their campuses. Student teams are
www.environmentalgovernanc
Global Climate invited to submit proposals for ambitious-yet-achievable
Yale University, Fundação e.org/event/2012/03/yale-
Fundação campus-based projects. Two or three student representatives
Tue 19 June Coalition Student Getulio Vargas, University partners-with-fundacao-getulio-
Getulio Vargas of Massachusetts Boston
from selected projects will then be invited to attend a half-day
vargas-and-umass-boston-for-
Workshop workshop in Rio, during which the students will engage in peer-
rio-2012-event/
review and receive feedback from practitioners and officials
attending Rio+20. Students will subsequently share ideas and
best practices throughout the process of implementing their
projects on a web-based forum provided by Yale
This Roundtable is based on the recognition that forests have
been largely excluded from most of the key discussions in the
preparations for Rio+20, despite making important contributions
toward solving many sustainable development challenges. The
event aims to ensure that forests remain high on the
Forests: The 8th agenda in 2012. Participants will discuss new research findings,
Royal Tulip Center for International www.cifor.org/events/rio20/8th-
Tue 19 June Roundtable at remaining knowledge gaps and the policy implications for
roundtable-registration.html
Hotel Forestry Research (CIFOR)
integrating forests into the solutions to several key challenges to
Rio+20
progress toward a green economy, namely: energy, water,
climate, food and income. CIFOR is a member of the
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR). Seats are LIMITED, so please Register online via the
website
UNDP/UN Water / UN-
Tue 19 June Water Day TBC Habitat/UNEP/CBD/DESA/ tbc
UNW-DPAC
The World Business and Development Awards (WBDA) are the
first global business awards to recognize the crucial role of the
private sector, large and small, in implementing the
millennium goals. The spirit of the Awards lies in the pursuit of
World Business innovative and productive core business practices to
and Development sustainable development which help make the societies where
Tue 19 June Awards in support they operate better places to live and better places to work.
TBC ICC/IBLF/UNDP
(evening) of the Millennium The 2012 Awards will be given explicitly to companies
delivering inclusive business models: sustainable,
Development
commercially-viable business initiatives that expand access for
Goals low-income people to goods and services, or improve their
livelihoods by engagement in value chains as direct employees,
suppliers or distributors, while also generating sales and profit
growth.

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Oceans at Rio+20:
Toward tentative: P3-A, International Coastal and This side event will address perspectives of States, UN-agencies
Tue 19 June Ocean Organization, and civil society on the Rio+20 oceans outcome and Miriam Balgos:
Implementation of RioCentro mbalgos@udel.edu
19:30 - 21:00 Secretariat of the Global voluntary commitments on oceans, and will report on the
the Rio Ocean (capacity 100) Ocean Forum outcomes of The Oceans Day at Rio+20 (June 16)
Commitments
The Forum is envisaged as an inclusive, multi-stakeholder www.unwomen.org/wp-
Women Leaders' and interactive Forum. It will reaffirm the criticality of gender content/uploads/2012/03/Rio+
Tue 19 June -
Forum: Multi- TBC UN Women equality and women’s empowerment in the achievement of 20-
Thurs 21 June sustainable development in its three dimensions: economic, WomensLeadershipForum_en
stakeholder event
social and environmental protection .pdf
Indigenous
Tue 19 - Fri Peoples' Pavilion Indigenous Peoples Global Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
TBC (vicky@tebtebba.org)
22 June on Sustainable Steering Committee
Development
The event will present and discuss a number of initiatives that
support the Rio+20 ocean targets leading to the sustainable
One Planet, One use of the ocean. The side event will be structured around three
Ocean: Knowing inter--connected themes: (i) Knowledge for an improved
our Ocean, UNESCO and its management of the Ocean; (ii) Protection of the natural and
www.unesco.org/new/en/natur
Wed 20 June Intergovernmental cultural heritage of the ocean and coasts and the essential
Protecting our T-9 RioCentro al-sciences/ioc-oceans/priority-
09:00 - 10:30 Oceanographic services they provide to society; (iii) Empowerment of ocean
areas/rio-20-ocean/
Marine Treasures, Commission citizens and society.
Empowering Panel speakers include: Irina Bokova, (Director General,
Ocean Citizens UNESCO), Michel Jarraud, (Secretary General, World
Meteorological OrganizaSon - WMO), Etienne Bourgois,
(President of Tara Expeditions).
The Sustainia consortium will hold a high-level event to launch
Sustainia100 Copacabana “Sustainia100” – a catalogue of sustainability best
Wed 20 June Sustainia www.sustainia.me/
Launch Event Palace Hotel practices. During this event, the Sustainia100 catalogue of
solutions will be presented to decision makers.
Government of
Rio de Janeiro
The World Green World Climate business, finance and government forum during the high-
Wed 20 June Pavilion, worldgreensummit.org/
Summit Ltd and Climate Action level segment of the Rio+20 conference
Olympics
Athlete’s Park

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This is an International Day of Mobilization. Actions will take
place on the local, regional, national and global level. Major
Vila do demonstrations in Rio de Janeiro, in several cities of Brazil
Day of Global Brazilian Civil Society
Wed 20 June Autódromo and in the world, will express the peoples’ struggle against
Action for Rio+20 Facilitating committee
the commoditisation of nature and in defence of the
(starting point)
commons. The march in Rio will leave from the community Vila
do Autódromo, a symbol of resistance.
EEA side event: This side event will showcase examples of European progress
www.eea.europa.eu/about-
'Sharing in the global sharing of environmental information. It will
us/what/public-events/eea-at-
European Environment also explain Europe's Shared Environmental Information
Wed 20 June environmental TBC Agency System (SEIS) and its principles and foundations. The global
the-rio-20-conference/eea-
information in side-event-sharing-
promotion of access to information was a key element of
environmental
action' Principle 10 of the 1992 Rio Declaration.
The event will focus on the topic of sustainability reporting
as a tool to advance a Green and Responsible Economy.
Denmark, South The Danish Prime Minister and the South African Minister of
Africa and Brazil Environment will testify that this is common and successful
show the way: Stakeholder Forum (lead)
practice in their countries. Achim Steiner will picture the broader
Corporate Social context.
& GFI, The Government of
The objective of the event will be to profile i) the role of
Wed 20 June Responsibility and the Kingdom of Denmark Anna Beutling:
RioCentro business and ensure accountability of the corporate sector, ii)
Beutling@globalreporting.org
17:00 - 18:30 Sustainability and The Government of
the importance of corporate sustainability reporting in
the Republic of South
Reporting create a sustainable development policies, iii) the role of governments
Africa (co-hosts)
Green Economy as regulators with special emphasis on Denmark presenting
and Sustainable the results of its sustainability reporting policy and the South
African approach and iv) the strong multi-stakeholder
Development collaboration among the different Rio+20 actors
(Governments, CSOs and Private Sector).
United Nations
Wed 20 - Fri Conference on UNCSD Secretariat e-
RioCentro UNCSD
mail:uncsd2012@un.org
22 June Sustainable
Development
The Forum will consist of highly dynamic and interactive
www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/ind
Wed 20 - Fri Partnerships sessions to highlight the significant contributions of
T-3 RioCentro TBC ex.php?page=view&type=13&
22 June Forum at Rio+20 partnerships to the implementation of sustainable
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development.

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A Global Power Shift will happen as we occupy and reclaim our
future. One world is dying, and another is being born - let's tend
to both of them with compassion. We, the 99% of people, are
now connecting, collaborating and participating through a global
movement. We are Occupying and Innovating to define The
Wed 20 - Fri Occupy Earth Future We Want. A global 'maker fare' will provide space for
TBC Occupy Green Spring occupytheearth.net/
22 June Summit presenting sustainability concepts. This year our Earth
Summit coincides with the United Nations Rio+20 conference,
and our voices will be heard globally. The 2nd reenactment of
Mock Rio+20 will also take place in real time with the UN Rio
event - we provide open source real time polling, voting and
collaboration.
Environmental Side event focuses on the messages of public sector auditors
derived throughout years of work of Supreme Audit
Thurs 21 June auditing for better Room T-9 INTOSAI Working Group on www.environmental-
Institutions about the factors hindering the progress of
09:00 environmental RioCentro Environmental Audi>ng auditing.org, info@wgea.org
national governments in their quest towards achieving solid
governance performance in sustainable development.
The culmination of the Women Leaders’ Forum will be a Summit
of women Heads of State and Government to be held on 21 www.unwomen.org/wp-
Women Leader's June 2012. The Leaders are expected to make a “Call to content/uploads/2012/03/Rio+
Thurs 21 June Forum: High-Level TBC UN Women Action” to elevate women’s vital contribution to realizing 20-
Summit sustainable development as well as benefit from it. Their WomensLeadershipForum_en
agency, leadership, voice and participation is crucial to this call .pdf
and must therefore be fostered.
Plasticity will cover a variety of topics that touch on all aspects
of the Plastic's lifecycle from manufacture to recycling.
Organisers: The Ocean This one-day forum will be a unique, action and solutions
Recovery Alliance, oriented event, with both public and private sectors, focused
Republic of Everyone, on the opportunities that are presenting themselves in the world
Applied Brilliance & of plastic and its role as a secondary raw material. Plasticity will
Jockey Club - Metodo explore the innovations and solutions that leaders in their
Plasticity Forum Complexo Supporting partners: respective industries and communities are undertaking to
UNEP, Clinton Foundation, ensure that plastic and used material is treated as a
Thurs 21 June for the Rio Earth Victoria. Rua Google, NRDC, Business resource, therefore minimising its impacts on our shared
www.plasticityforum.com
Summit Mário Ribeiro, for the Environment / global ecosystem.The intended outcome of the Forum is to
410 - Lagoa B4E, Earth Watch, Hub create a community of stakeholders, innovators and idea
Culture, MBA Polymers, generators that can help shape the future direction of
Plastics Industry plastic use and re-use.
Development Center of We expect key plastics decision-makers, influencers and
Taiwan, VISY innovators, leaders and global decision-makers from the
corporate, NGO and government sectors, who have a vested
interest in plastics, to be interested in attending the event.

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As part of the People's Summit, the People’s Permanent
Thurs 21 - Fri Peoples Permanent Aterro do Brazilian Civil Society
Assembly reconvenes. There will also be several other self- cupuladospovos.org.br/en/
22 June Assembly Flamengo Facilitating committee
organized activities on the side.
What Happens on How do we take the agreements of Rio+20 forward, both at Kirsty Schneeberger:
Fri 22 June Athlete’s Park Stakeholder Forum
kirstys@stakeholderforum.org
Monday? the national and international level?
Peoples Press This press conference in the end of the Rio+20 Summit will echo
Brazilian Civil Society
Fri 22 June Conference on TBC Facilitating committee
of the peoples’ voices and opinions on the outcomes of the cupuladospovos.org.br/en/
Rio+20 UN conference and the way forward.
International Corporate The 2012 ICGN Annual Conference will take place 25 -27 June in
Governance Network the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Hotel Sofitel Rio
Mon 25 - Wed 2012 ICGN Annual Hotel Sofitel, (ICGN), hosted by de Janeiro Copacabana. This conference is hosted by the
www.icgn.org/
27 June Conference Copacabana Brazilian Institute of Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC). To register
Corporate Governance for this conference go to registration page (www.icgn.org/annual-
(IBGC) conference-info?view=Events)

20. Publications “Climate Change and Energy Insecurity”
Edited by Felix Dodds, Richard Sherman and
Andrew Highman.
“Only One Earth - The Long Road via
This book examines the interrelatedness of
Rio to Sustainable Development” climate and energy production as a security
issue. It hears from leading experts from
By Felix Dodds and Michael Strauss with across science, business, practitioner, and
Maurice F. Strong, published by Earth Scan, NGO communities to address the global in-
will be released this security and development challenges arising
coming June. from the twin thrust of climate change and
the energy supply crunch.
For more information see http://bit.ly/on-
lyoneearth
“How to Lobby at Intergovernmental
Meetings”
Stakeholder Forum has gathered its exper-
tise into a helpful publication that helps to
“Biodiversity and Ecosystem Insecuri- demystify UN processes for individuals and
ty: A Planet in Peril” organisations who are looking to influen-
ce policy negotiations at an international
Produced by Stakeholder Forum and level.
edited by Ahmed Djoghlaf and Felix
Dodds.
The book provides an authoritative and
comprehensive assessment of the th-
reats presented to human security and Please remember to check out OUTREACH!
well-being by the loss of ecosystems and Stakeholder Forum publishes
biodiversity – recently confirmed as one this magazine daily during
of the critical ‘planetary boundaries’ that
negotiations.
has already been exceeded.
www.stakeholderforum.org/sf/outreach/

21. The Stakeholder Forum Team
Felix Dodds
Georgie Harris
Executive Director
Project Officer
Farooq Ullah Jeannet Lingan Jack Cornforth Tom Harrison
Executive Director Designate Senior Project Officer Project Officer Project Officer
Jan-Gustav Strandeneas Kirsty Schneeberger Matthew Reading-Smith Amy Cutter
Senior Project Officer Senior Project Officer Project Officer Project Officer

22. Relevent Websites
www.earthsummit2012.org - Stakeholder Forum has recently redesigned
this website as an information portal to provide updates, background
information and analysis at Rio+20. It is intended that this website will also
act as a platform to connect organisations and stakeholders interested in
engaging in the preparatory process.
www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.html - The Official website of the
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20.
www.globaltransition2012.org - The Global Transition 2012 is an
international network of organisations and leading thinkers from the
Global North and South. It is catalysing a ‘Global Transition’ by building a
community of civil society organisations across the globe to promote and
deliver a rapid transition to the desirable and beneficial economy that we
aspire to.
www.csradialogue2012.org - The Dialogue on a Convention for
Corporate Social Responsibility and Accountability is the starting point
for a stakeholder-led conversation on corporate responsibility, in relation
to the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development and Green
Economy themes of the Rio+20 Conference. The dialogue aims to draw
on conversations over the last number of years on businesses’ proactive
contribution to sustainable development.
www.volunteeractioncounts.org -The campaign gives volunteers like
yourself, along with communities and organizations, a chance to show what
you are doing for the future of our planet and generations to come.
www.summitwatch.org - The UN recently announced that 115 heads
of state are already committed to attend Rio+20, but has not released
their names, nor is there much information readily available on how their
governments are preparing for Rio+20. To fill this important information gap,
Earth Summit Watch is gathering and publishing current information on the
status of Rio+20 preparations in every country.