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A first step [1]

The agreement for modest commitments to sustainable development after 2015, reached at last week's Earth conference in Rio de Janeiro, has been roundly condemned as inadequate, or even an outright failure. The document is full of legalese and vague assertions, and it postpones the making of potentially significant decisions and assigning accountability to an uncertain future. (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
28/06/2012
Nature [2]
486
7404
439-440
Tags:
Sustainable Development [3], Brazil [4], Global Environmental Agreements [5]
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