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In 2002 the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) reviewed progress that had been achieved in the decade since the UN Conference on Environment and Development (aka Earth Summit) in Rio de Janeiro.

At an event held on May 10 during the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, CitNet cosponsored a discussion on Sustainable Consumption and Production, one of the topics on the agenda for this year.

As part of ongoing efforts to build CitNet's relationship with the North American Sustainable Consumption Alliance (NASCA), the new Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI), and the Canadian Environm

The International Coalition for Sustainable Production and Consumption (ICSPAC) is now receiving input from sustainability practiioners, advocates, researchers and decision-makers on their views and ideas about current global progress towards sustainable production and consumption.

Washington, DC. A number of civil society representatives met in Washington today with members of the US government delegation to the upcoming 18th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, discussing why and how US citizens can learn about and engage in the process.

Twelve organizations, including CitNet, sent a letter to President Obama requesting enthusiastic support for the UN proposal to hold an Earth Summit in Brazil in 2012.

Gail Karlsson, New York City Coordinator for the Citizens Network for Sustainable Development, organized and moderated a September 23 panel discussion on  "Responding to Climate Change in New York City and Around the World."

For Climate Week NYC (September 21-25), which was marked by events showing support for the United Nations September 22 Summit Meeting on Climate Change, the Citizens Network, Nancy Owens Studio, Green Map System and other collaborating partners prepared an exhibit at the Mercy Corps' Action Center to End World Hunger in Battery Park City.

What is the status of sustainability in the Obama Administration? How should this concept and the various issues and values clustered around it fit within the Administration's list of priorities? Law professor John Dernbach presents a number of key points in constructing the path to a sustainable America.