Saturday, June 2, 2012

Science recognition in Rio+20 talks 'uphill struggle'

SciDev.Net: A senior UNESCO official has complained that science is being left out of key parts of the negotiations on the draft conclusions of UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to be held later this month (20--22 June) in Brazil. Hans d'Orville, assistant director-general for strategic planning at UNESCO (the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), told SciDev.Net that despite rising acknowledgement of the importance of science in tackling global problems, it was failing to...

URL: http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/news/science-recognition-in-rio-20-talks-uphill-struggle-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment

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