Friday, June 22, 2012

Ocean Advocates Find Silver Linings After Rio+20 Disappointment

National Geographic: In an email to National Geographic News from Rio de Janeiro, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle said of the ongoing UN Conference on Sustainable Development, "Concerning oceans, there is reason to suggest that the outcomes could be characterized as Rio+20 minus 40." (National Geographic News is owned by the National Geographic Society.) Earle's words sum up the buzz in the halls of Riocentro-the massive suburban conference center that has hosted tens of thousands of delegates,...

URL: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/06/120622-rio-20-oceans/
Enclosure: http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/554/cache/rio-plus-20-oceans-bycatch_55438_600x450.jpg

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