Side event: Sustainable Agriculture within a Green Economy
UN North Lawn Building Conf Room 4, New York
Background
Side event to the 2nd Preparatory Committee Meeting UN Conference on Sustainable Development, in preparation for Rio 2012
Refreshments available
Hosted by:
- BioVision Foundation
- Millennium Foundation
- Confederation of Switzerland
- More and Better
- FAO
- UNCTAD
Panelists:
- Dr. Hans Herren (President Millennium Institute and Biovision Foundation)
- Anita Maric (Swiss Federal Office of Agriculture)
- Nadia El-Hage Scialabba (FAO): Greening the Economy with Agriculture
- Dr. Sophia Twarog (UNCTAD): Key Trade and Development Issues of a Fundamental Transition of Agriculture
- Via Campesina : Key policies and actions for a green agricultural economy
- Ambassador Pablo Solón (Bolivian Ambassador to the UN, TBC)
Refreshments available
Hosted by:
- BioVision Foundation
- Millennium Foundation
- Confederation of Switzerland
- More and Better
- FAO
- UNCTAD
Panelists:
- Dr. Hans Herren (President Millennium Institute and Biovision Foundation)
- Anita Maric (Swiss Federal Office of Agriculture)
- Nadia El-Hage Scialabba (FAO): Greening the Economy with Agriculture
- Dr. Sophia Twarog (UNCTAD): Key Trade and Development Issues of a Fundamental Transition of Agriculture
- Via Campesina : Key policies and actions for a green agricultural economy
- Ambassador Pablo Solón (Bolivian Ambassador to the UN, TBC)