The Brazilian Minister of the Environment, Izabella Teixeira, will join a High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP). The invitation was made by the current Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki-moon.
Created in August 2010, the GSP brings together renowned world figures to formulate a new blueprint for a sustainable future on a planet under increasing stress resulting from human activities.
Recognizing that climate change, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, the destruction of ecosystems and shifting demographic and consumption patterns require bold new approaches to ensure that the world can meet the Millennium Development Goals and other development objectives, the Panel seeks to explore approaches for building a low-carbon, green and resilient economy that can eradicate poverty and ensure a dignified life for all.
The GSP will issue its final report by the end of 2011. Its inputs will feed into inter-governmental processes, including preparations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio 2012), and the annual meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Panel is supported by a small secretariat within the Secretary-General's office in New York.
Further information is available on www.un.org/en/gsp.
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