December 6, 2001:
Have you seen the Citizens Guide to the World Summit lately? We've updated and added several new pages, including info on accreditation, and details on PrepCom 2's agenda.

Worldwatch Institute is publishing their World Summit edition of the State of the World 2002 report in January.

NOTICE: The DC meeting location of the WSSD Bureau meeting on the 7th has been moved to 701 18th St NW, Rm. J-1050.

December 3, 2001:
The Bureau of the WSSD Preparatory Committee is holding a Briefing for NGOs in the Washington, DC Area on Friday, Dec. 7th. See event details for more.

NCSE is holding a conference this week entitled "Sustainable Communities: Science and Solutions" on Dec. 6-7 in Washington, DC. See website for more.

Looking for info on the US Farm Bill currently under consideration in Congress? See our Sustainable Food Systems Working Group page for several links to good sources.

November 30:
UNEP is holding the Fourth Meeting of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Group of Ministers or Their Representatives on International Environmental Governance, in Montreal, Canada, today through Tuesday.

US Government's closing statement in Morocco on Nov. 9th, during the Kyoto Protocol and climate change negotiations of COP-7. An excerpt: "...although the United States does not intend to ratify that agreement, we have not sought to stop others from moving ahead."

November 29:
A meeting summary of Report from Geneva on the Regional WSSD Platform is now available. If you are a civil society NGO and would like the summary of the NGO strategy session that followed, email info@citnet.org.

The International Conference on Freshwater 2001 will be held in Bonn, Germany December 3-7, 2001.

November 20:
USDA is holding two events next Wednesday, Dec 5 in DC:

• Seminar on Sustainable Development Indicators, and
  
• WSSD Briefing on Sustainable Agriculture, Rural Development, and Land Issues
  If you attend either event, send us a short summary!

  November 12:
  "Looking for Leadership: On the Road to a Sustainable America; Assessing US progress toward sustainability", is a CitNet presentation given at the WASTE Summit. (If you'd like a copy of the Powerpoint PPT file for any Citnet presentations, email us.)

  The United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA/NCA) is holding a roundtable entitled, "Ten Years After Rio: The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)", on Wed., Nov. 14 in downtown DC. Contact UNA/NCA for details [unanca@unanca.org, (202) 518-0471].

  November 6:
  The WASTE Summit (Women Assessing the State of The Environment) is this weekend in Pittsburgh, Nov. 9-11, organized by the Rachel Carson Institute and Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO). The conference intends to bring together women from across the country to build a common agenda, share strategies, and forge a strong constituency for a new U.S. domestic and global environmental policy agenda.

  Third World Network has extensive up-to-date news and reports on the WTO (World Trade Org.) meetings planned for this weekend in Qatar from the Global South's perspective.

  Public Citizen has compiled a schedule of WTO-related world events in PDF format planned for this weekend around the world.

  October 31:
  Summary of the Oct. 10 WSSD Forests Consultation at the USDA (sent to the listserve last week) is now online. The next meeting is scheduled for Nov. 9th. See event details for more info.

  October 16:
  Citizens Prep Meeting for World Summit on Sustainable Development, held Friday, Oct.19 at Nat'l Wildlife Federation, 16th and P Streets, Washington DC. See event details for more info.

  September 19:
  The next Open Briefing and Multi-stakeholder Consultation on Forests for the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) will be held on Thursday, September 27. See event details page for more information. (Postposed to October 10)

  August 1:
  Recent news on the Kyoto Protocol negotiations in Bonn, G8 fossil fuel subsidies in Genoa, and a consumer action campaign for climate change can all be found on the Energy and Climate Change Working Group pages.

  July 23:
  Addressing the Constraints to Implementing Agenda 21 (a paper presented at the UNECE regional meeting.)

  NGO Statement made at the ECE Regional Meeting is online.

  Meeting Summary from July 2 "Prospects for Sustainability in North America, Europe and Countries in Transition: ECE Regional Preparations for the World Summit."

  Good news from the Conference of the Parties, 6th session (COP6) in Bonn. Final agreements on implementation of the Kyoto Protocol prepare the treaty for ratification. Many NGOs are viewing this as a positive step, but say much more will still need to be done.

  The G8 meeting in Genoa saw extreme amounts of violence from the police, triggered by isolated violence from a small number of the thousands of protesters on hand. The Independent Media Center (indymedia.org) has a great amount of in-the-field coverage of events as they've unfolded, from the protesters' viewpoint. You won't see these reports like this in mainstream media...

  July 18:
  Multistakeholder Consultation on Food, Agriculture and Land Resources for the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (Washington, DC)

  July 5:
  ECE Regional Consultative Meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Geneva) will be held July 12-13.

  June 23:
  To be held Monday, July 2 - "Prospects for Sustainability in North America, Europe and Countries in Transition: ECE Regional Preparations for the World Summit." A US Citizens Preparatory Meeting for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Washington, DC)

  Check out the US Citizens Guide to the World Summit on Sustainable Development -- an ongoing source of news and information about national, regional and global preparations for the meeting in Johannesburg in 2002.

  June 16, 2001:
  Coming in March 2002, Washington, DC - Help us organize the US Summit for Sustainable Development -- a national event for citizens to re-assert the challenge of achieving sustainability in America.

  A listserve how-to page has been posted, anytime you want to subscribe, unsubscribe, or just want more info on the lists we run.

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