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Sue Riddlestone Chief Executive & co-founder

BioRegional www.bioregional.com

Practical proposal for Rio+20 to deliver a Green & Fair Economy, Sustainable

Development & Eradication of Poverty

Ecological Footprint

Ecological Footprint Atlas 2008, Global Footprint Network

Carbon

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We use ecological footprint as part of one planet living because it is a tool which relates people’s consumption of goods and services to the Earth’s ability to the produce the raw materials needed to produce those goods and services or to absorb pollution. It allows us to measure our consumption based environmental impact. We also use carbon footprint – you can see .. And how it has gone up ninefold since 1963. so it is key to tackle CF

The challenge - decline of Biodiversity

Source: Living Planet Report, Zoological Society London, Global Footprint Network, WWF

Ecological & Carbon Footprint by Country

One Planet Living – it can be done

BioRegional projects and companies - Paper (93% EF) - wood products (85% transport CO2) - BedZED eco-village (71% personal CO2)

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Cost effective

BedZED likes:

“Nice community spirit, non-isolating”

“Social side is spectacularly good”

Our approach to implementing sustainability

1 Zero carbon

2 Zero waste

3 Sustainable transport

4 Sustainable materials

5 Local and sustainable food

6 Sustainable water

7 Land and wildlife

8 Culture and heritage

9 Equity and local economy

10 Health and happiness

One planet living and ten principles

A simple, holistic concept & framework to communicate & implement sustainability

Developed by BioRegional from experience - scale-able

Workshops to co-create solutions & action plans

One planet living projects around the world

Brighton

Portugal

South Africa

China

Canada

San Francisco Washington DC

London Olympics

Sutton

UAE

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We plan to showcase these projects at Rio+20 to say look this is what our sustainable future could look like all around the world. it brings a better standard of living and so nothing to be afraid of Simple communications message Website information & tools

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Toolkit downloaded in 51 countries

Our Rio+20 Campaign

Proposal: At Rio+20 UN and civil society 1. Make a statement recognising environmental limits & planetary

boundaries in a world with a large, growing human population;

2. Commit to act to define & deliver a safe operating space within the timeframe that science tells us is needed;

3. Create a flexible multilateral framework to enable this, including; a. National & Global Roadmaps/Action Plans framed though per

capita eco-footprint & Sustainable Development Goals, Indicators, simple common language for sustainability, education and training

b. A new “Intergovernmental Panel on Resources”

c. A “Solutions Bank” of peer reviewed solutions for sustainability;

d. Economic and Monetary Regulatory Framework

e. Natural Capital and Resource Use Strategies

f. Enable uptake of renewable energy

Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development

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