With the support of : Ministry of the Environment, Brazil, and Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France
And in association with : Civicus, World Alliance for Citizen participation

With the exceptional participation of Minister of the Environment Izabella Teixeira (tbc) and Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of IPCC and Director General of TERI 

And many other high-level international experts: Carlos Correa Scaff (Mayor of  Monteria, Colombia), Manuela da Cunha (University of Chicago), Mônica de Roure (Ashoka  Brazil & Paraguay), Rémi Genevey (AFD), Justin Kilcullen (CONCORD and Trocaire), Julia Marton-Lefèvre (IUCN), Russell Mittermeier (Conservation International), Staffan Nilsson (EESC), Henri Rouille d’Orfeuil (FACTS Initiative), Pavan Sukhdev (Gist Advisory / Yale University), Laurence Tubiana (Iddri),  Henri Valot (Civicus), Liszt Vieira (JBRJ).

The programme will address 4 main topics:
-          Biodiversity, poverty and sustainable development
-          Sustainable urban development and social inclusion
-          Innovative field actions for sustainable development
-          Global governance for sustainable development

Programme available on www.institut.veolia.org/en/activities/conferences-environmental-foresight/