Rio+20: "We Cannot Afford to Let This Moment Slip By"

In a statement regarding the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development, WRI Interim President Manish Bapna calls for sustainability to be integrated into global economic and political agendas as a pro-growth strategy. He emphasizes the need for concrete action over promises to reverse negative environmental trends and secure a stable climate and healthy ecosystems through cooperation between government, business, and civil society.

• Manish Bapna argues that sustainability must be integrated into political and economic agendas as a pro-growth path, rather than being viewed as separate from or in conflict with economic growth.
• The statement asserts that environmental trends are largely moving in the wrong direction despite progress over the last 20 years, necessitating a shift from promises to concrete government policy and business practices.
• Bapna calls for urgent collaboration between civil society, business, and government to secure a stable climate, healthy ecosystems, clean water, and livable cities.

APA

Bapna, M. (2012). Rio+20: "We Cannot Afford to Let This Moment Slip By". World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-rio20-we-cannot-afford-let-moment-slip

Chicago

Bapna, Manish. Rio+20: "We Cannot Afford to Let This Moment Slip By". World Resources Institute, 2012. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-rio20-we-cannot-afford-let-moment-slip.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Bapna |first1=Manish |title=Rio+20: "We Cannot Afford to Let This Moment Slip By" |publisher=World Resources Institute |date=14 June 2012 |url=https://www.wri.org/news/statement-rio20-we-cannot-afford-let-moment-slip |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{bapna2012rio20, author = {Bapna, Manish}, title = {{Rio+20: "We Cannot Afford to Let This Moment Slip By"}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2012}, month = jun, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-rio20-we-cannot-afford-let-moment-slip}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }