Visit the International Year of Forests, 2011 (Forests 2011) web
site, the
global platform to celebrate people’s action to sustainably
manage
the world’s forests. The United Nations General Assembly
has declared
2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on
sustainable
management, conservation and sustainable development of
all types of forests. 
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On December 24, 2009, the UN General Assembly has adopted the
Resolution agreeing to hold the United Nations Conference
on
Sustainable Development in 2012, UNCSD 2012, also referred as Rio+20.
The Conference seeks three
objectives: securing renewed political commitment
to sustainable development,
assessing the progress and implementation gaps
in meeting already agreed commitments, with addressing new and emerging
challenges. The Member States have agreed on the following two themes for
the Conference:
green economy within the context of sustainable development
and poverty
eradication, as well as institutional framework for sustainable development.
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