The 6th annual conference of the International Environment Forum consisted of a series of parallel events associated with the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg during the period 26 August - 4 September 2002. Because of the practical difficulties arranging Internet connections in Johannesburg, the electronic conference for those unable to come to South Africa took the form of a pre-conference electronic forum during the first half of August. The IEF prepared a set of position papers on each theme and on the overall conference programme at the World Summit for Sustainable Development, as background for the electronic conference and for the discussions at each event. The following programme includes links (underlined) to the separate papers of the presenters where they exist. See also the description of each event in the Conference Report.
Following the panel, the discussion facilitated by Nigel Gibbs of the Stakeholder Forum focused on potential partnerships for further work on indicators, and for their wider implementation.
* The International Environment Forum is an international Baha'i-inspired non-governmental organization that addresses environment and sustainable development. It was accredited to the WSSD in the category of scientific and technological organizations.