“On the way to Rio+20”: the long story of international cooperation for the environment

The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972 marked the first milestone in the history of international cooperation for the environment. The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio delivered the first global agreement on climate change control. Twenty + twenty years later, the Rio+20 conference, scheduled to be held in June 2012, will open a new stage in international negotiations with the participation of developing countries. Its focus will be broadened to include a debate on the global and sustainable "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". On the way to "Rio+20", on April 20 FEEM is organizing an important event entitled "Passport to Rio+20". A special issue of Equilibri focused on this topic will be also presented on that occasion. (Working language: Italian)