Earth Summit - Diary

View of world
from Jo'burg

The Earth Summit (also known as the World Summit on Sustainable Development) is a meeting of world leaders to discuss the future of the planet.

Latest Earth Summit news

Sarah Donnelly, our Policy and Campaigns Co-ordination Assistant is sending daily updates direct from the Earth Summit.

4th Sept: It's a wrap
The Summit ends with little progress.

3rd Sept: Mountain of Hope
Sarah goes to see an inspiring community waste project.

2nd Sept: A victory in sight?
Sarah visits the Radio Earth Summit crew.

1st Sept: Hear our voice!
The art installation is complete.

31st Aug: Protest but no progress
Thousands take to the streets.

30th Aug: Taking shape
Huge giant of scrap forms centrepoint of art installation.

29th August: A tale of two cities
Sarah visits people producing figures for the art action.

28th Aug: Attack of the clones?
100 strangely familar figures practice massing nearby.

27th Aug: Getting our bearings
Sarah finally gains access to the Earth Summit.

26th Aug: Arrival - and frustration
A long queue and signs of corporate takeover of the talks?

24th Aug: Corporate giant in London
Inflatable fat-cat calls for big business rules.

23rd Aug: Greenwash Oscars
Your favourite(!) companies honored by an academy.

Our internet radio station - Radio Earth Summit - will be broadcasting throughout the talks.

See also:

• Key dates
  - What to watch for
• Background information
  - Everything you need to know

Key dates

These are the events to watch out for -

• 4th September
  - Last day of talks
• 2nd September
  - Live web chat with our Campaigns Director, Liana Stupples, Tony Blair flies in (and out)
• 1st September
  - Virtual protest, Johannesburg
• 26th August
  - Start of talks, Radio Earth Summit begins broadcasting
• 24th August
  - Corporate Giant action, London
• 23rd August
  - Greenwash Oscars

Background information

Friends of the Earth campaigns on many of the issues up for discussion at the Earth Summit:

• climate change
• forests
• food
• corporate accountability

Earth Summit - Frequently asked questions
(PDF† - 171K) May 2002
To help you cut through the jargon, our campaigners have produced this briefing outlining what the Earth Summit is in plain language.

Earth Summit - from Rio to Johannesburg
(PDF†) May 2002
Friends of the Earth works on a range of issues that will be discussed at the Earth Summit in August 2002. Looks at the progress (or lack of) since the last in Rio in 1992.

Global rights for people, global rules for big business
(PDF†) May 2002
Why new rules for binding corporate accountability must be agreed at the Johannesburg Earth Summit.

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