This meeting is being organized by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in conjunction with its twenty-seventh session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC27/GMEF) to be held from 18-22 February 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya. The objective of the Forum is to facilitate preparations of major groups and stakeholders towards the GC27/GMEF, which will hold ministerial-level consultations on emerging policy issues under the following themes: Implementing Rio+20: A strengthened environmental pillar of sustainable development; and Implementing a green economy as an important tool for achieving sustainable development.  

dates: 16-17 February 2013   location: Nairobi, Kenya   contact: UNEP Secretariat   e-mail: civil.society@unep.org   www: http://www.unep.org/civil-society/GlobalFora/GMGSF-14/tabid/105390/Default.aspx