'As we start the preparations for the Earth Summit in 2002, 10 years from Rio and 30 years from Stockholm, we need to set targets and dates that are realistic to deliver the change that is needed. There will also need to be a debate on the international machinery to achieve what we want, and 2002 will be significant in setting out the direction. This book has drawn in some of the key people who are working to make 2002 a significant event'
FROM THE FOREWORD BY KLAUS TOPFER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME AND CENTRE FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

At the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, world leaders adopted a comprehensive programme of action for implementing sustainable development worldwide. As preparations for Earth Summit 2002 proceed, leading players from around the world present a frank assessment of progress to date. They set goals and describe mechanisms that will enable the international community to complete the tasks set in Rio and prepare for new challenges and opportunities. This book will be a catalyst for the public and political momentum required to push forward the global sustainable development agenda.

Dedication
List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
List of Contributors
Foreword: From Rio to Earth Summit 2002 by Klaus Töpfer
Introduction by Derek Osborn
Preface to the Revised Edition by Felix Dodds
PART I: ROADBLOCKS TO IMPLEMENTING AGENDA 21 AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM
1 Roadblocks to Agenda 21: A Government Perspective
2 Implementing Agenda 21: A United Nations Perspective
3 Who is Aware of Agenda 21? Missing Conditions: Three Major Barriers
4 Agenda 21 and the Role of Local Government
5 Workroom versus Boardroom Approaches to Sustainable Development: Reversing the Downward Spiral
6 Women and Sustainable Development: From 2000 to 2002
PART II: A NEW CHARTER
7 A People's Earth Charter
PART III: OVERRIDING CONCERNS
8 International Forest Initiatives
9 A Sustainable Transport Convention for the New Europe
10 Poverty and the Environment
11 Financial Resources for the Transition to Sustainable Development
12 Trade, Investment and Sustainable Developmen
13 Civil Society, Business and Sustainable Development: Regulating (almost) Without the Regulation
PART IV: EMERGING ISSUES
14 Environment and Security
15 Cities and the Culture of Sustainability
16 Tourism and the Commission on Sustainable Development
17 Sustainable Tourism: A Southern Perspective
18 The Titanic Transnationals: Corporate Accountability and Responsibility
19 Getting Health in a Handbasket
20 Our Common Future and Ten Years after Rio: How Far Have We Come and Where Should We be Going?
21 Sustainable Consumption and Production
22 Fish Forever
23 Freshwater: A Global Crisis of Water Security and Basic Water Provision
24 Energy: Fuel for Sustainable Development
PART V: OVERVIEW
25 Reforming the International Institutions
Appendix 1 - List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix 2 - Addresses of Contributors
Appendix 3 - UNED Forum

Felix Dodds is Executive Director of the United Nations Environment and Development Forum.
Toby Middleton is International Communications Coordinator for UNED Forum's Towards Earth Summit 2002 project.