People and the Planet
Changing Values for a Sustainable Future

The 2004 Conference

The second People and the Planet conference was held in Calgary, Alberta, from May 14-16, 2004. Speakers included Maude Barlow, David Korten, Andrew Nikiforuk, Ken Wiwa, Elizabeth May, Greg Malone, Stuart Laidlaw, Percy Schmeiser, Bill Phipps and many others. Topics examined included climate change, water, biodiversity, food safety and sustainable agriculture, faith and social justice.

People and the Planet 2004 poster

People and the Planet 2004 Speakers, Workshops and Agenda
(pdf, 3MB)

The 2002 Conference

On the 10th Anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit, in June 2002, the Sierra Club of Canada held a conference to address the state of our natural and human environments. At the conference, participants examined progress since the first U.N. Conference on the Human Environment in 1972 (Stockholm) and the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 (the Rio “Earth Summit”), and formulated recommendations to governments and society. These recommendations appear in the Kingston Declaration.

The Kingston Declaration (pdf file, 128K)

People and the Planet Proceedings (pdf file, 1 MB)

Link to SCC's RIO Report page

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