However another lobbyist, Richard Tren of the Sustainable Development Network, says that properly-regulated privatisation is better than centralised government water distribution.

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The Director-General will also take part in the launch of a new Sustainable Development Solutions Network led by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, attend the opening of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting.

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Wales is a founder member of the Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development, which represents over 600 sub national governments within the UN on sustainability issues.

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Mr Elis-Thomas called on the Welsh government to support the accreditation of the Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development to contribute to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012.

BBC: Plaid Cymru debate

The governmental National Network of Centres for Education for Environmental and Sustainable Development (EESD) is a supportive structure of the actions applied at schools and in other sites of formal education.

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In Education, the UKNC for UNESCO Scotland Committee focuses its expertise and the strength of its civil society network on helping policy development in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Human Rights Education (HRE) within the framework of the World Programme for Human Rights Education.

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Citizenship is a key vehicle in the delivery of study themes for the UNESCO Associated Schools network and in promoting the values of UNESCO such as human rights, peace, tolerance and sustainable development and cultural diversity.

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Chinese geoparks will continue to develop but they are also keen to share their experiences of conservation and sustainable development, especially at a time when geoparks are becoming increasingly popular: as of June 2012, the global network counted 88 geoparks in 27 countries.

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