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WRI Working Paper: The success and failures of Johannesburg: A story of many summits (available onli

This is a preliminary report on the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 August - 4 September 2002. The report is intended for donor agencies and civil society organizations with the objective of providing a critical perspective on the WSSD process. Throughout this process, WRI, with support from the Ford Foundation, provided periodic updates on WSSD processes with the specific intention of enhancing the impact of civil society organizations, particularly those representing poor and excluded constituencies worldwide. This report, the final update of a series, summarizes the outcomes of Johannesburg and highlights both its successes and failures while emphasizing the impact (limited as it may have been) of civil society engagement on the official process.

http://pubs.wri.org/pubs_summary.cfm?PubID=3797

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Tourism: industry as a partner for sustainable development

Author(s): Plott, A. et al Produced by: United Nations (UN) Environment Programme (UNEP) (2002). The new millennium and the coming decades are a crucial time for the relationship between Travel & Tourism and sustainable development. The need to preserve the world's inherent assets for future generations is becoming an imperative goal not only for Travel & Tourism but also for all other industries that use the earth's natural resources. The scale of Travel & Tourism's contribution to the global economy and its potential for enabling sustainable development are becoming more evident for governments, NGOs and industry alike...

http://www.uneptie.org/outreach/wssd/docs/sectors/final/tourism.pdf

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The Johannesburg Declaration on Biopiracy, Biodiversity and Community Rights

This declaration was developed before and during the Second South-South Biopiracy Summit in Johannesburg: "We, representatives of local communities, civil society organisations and NGOs from around the world, gathered here at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg, held in August and September 2002, discussed issues relating to the privatisation of our biological resources and the protection of the rights of holders of indigenous knowledge and technologies, especially as related to biodiversity."

http://www.joburgmedia.net/docs/200209010848145343.rtf

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Statement of Heads of Regional Development Banks at TheWorld Summit for Sustainable Development (PDF

Johannesburg, South Africa, 2 Sept. 2002 â€" The following statement was issued today by the heads of the regional development banks including Asian Development Bank President, Tadao Chino; African Development Bank President, Omar Kabbaj; European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President, Jean Lemierre; and Inter-American Development Bank President, Enrique V. Iglesias.

http://www.adb.org/Documents/News/2002/pr2002006.pdf

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Partnership for Principle 10

The Partnership for Principle 10 (PP10) is a new initiative developed as a "Type II" outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development. PP10 provides a way for governments, civil society organizations, donors, and other stakeholders to work together to implement practical solutions to provide the public with access to information, participation, and justice for environmentally sustainable decisions. The Partnership builds on the work of The Access Initiative (TAI), a global coalition of civil society organizations promoting access to information, participation, and justice in decision-making that affects the environment. TAI supports independent monitoring of government progress by civil society groups using a common assessment tool.

http://www.pp10.org/

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Summary Of The World Summit On Sustainable Development: 26 August - 4 September 2002

Summary of the WSSD. Vol. 22 No. 51 Friday, 6 September 2002. Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/vol22/enb2251e.html

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Remarks at World Summit on Sustainable Development: Colin Powell

Secretary Colin L. Powell Sandton Convention Center Johannesburg, South Africa September 4, 2002. Press Release: US State Department (SCOOP).

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0209/S00058.htm

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WSSD Statements: OPEC Secretary General

OPEC and the World Summit on Sustainable Development by HE Dr Alvaro Silva Calderon OPEC Secretary General Official OPEC statement for the WSSD Johannesburg, South Africa August 26 to September 4, 2002 (SCOOP).

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0209/S00033.htm

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Draft Plan of Implementation - World Summit on Sustainable Development (PDF)

Extract from the future draft report of the Main Committee of the World Summit on Sustainable Development.

http://www.iisd.ca/wssd/download%20files/plan_brackets.pdf#search=%22Draft%20Plan%20of%20Implementation%22

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WSSD Key Documents

Information from the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, 2002.

http://www.un.org/jsummit/

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