Group and the Western Cape Branch of the World Conference on Religion and Peace in 1991. Prominent persons involved in this conference were Ebrahim Rasool, Cheryl Carolus, Faried Esack, and Julia Martin. The initial informal discussions on a possible new Summit in 2002 were held in February 1998 and hosted by Derek Osborn who co-chaired the preparatory meetings for Rio+5 and Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future. A set of 10 governments started working informally to start putting together the possible agenda for a Summit. the non-papers produced in 1998 and 1999 ensured that when the UN Commission met in 2000 it could agree to host another Summit in 2002. See also Agenda 21 Energy development Global Map Green energy Sustainability United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the follow-up conference in 2012 United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Human Settlements Programme References External links Earth Summit 2002 Johannesburg Summit Greenpeace Earth Summit Page Constitution of the Conference International sustainable development United Nations conferences on the environment Diplomatic conferences in South Africa 21st-century diplomatic conferences (Global) 2002 in South Africa 2002 in international relations 2002 in the environment Environmental conferences 2000s in Johannesburg August 2002 events in South Africa September 2002 events in South Africa South Africa and the United Nations