"The Road to Rio 2012: Charting Our Path”

Context and Objectives 1. The Major Groups and Stakeholders Asia Pacific Meeting 2011 was held from 17– 18 October 2011, immediately prior to the Asia–Pacific Regional Preparatory Committee Meeting for the Earth Summit 2012 on 19-20 October. Discussions in the meeting were organized under four themes, namely: (1) Regional and Subregional priorities and emerging challenges, (2) Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, (3) Institutional framework for sustainable development, and (4) Access to information, public participation and environmental justice (Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration 1992).