Rio+20 Conference

While the Rio+20 Earth Summit might not have produced the hoped for results in terms of international action on sustainable development, it had better than expected results for Brazilian tourism.

When world leaders sign the final text of the Rio+20 Earth Summit Friday, they will be signing off on a document most see as falling far below expectations for concrete action.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg made an appearance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, to attend the Rio + C40: Megacity Mayors Taking Action on Climate Change conference.

Australia has announced plans to create the world’s largest protected marine network covering an area the size of India.

Next week’s Rio+20 summit in Brazil is meant to pave the way to a sustainable future via building a global green economy and improving international coordination on sustainability issues.

Governments need to address the Earth’s environmental challenges or humanity will face an unprecedented disaster, scientists said.