An article in University World News reports on the new Global Universities Partnership on Environment and Sustainability (GUPES), which was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme and participating universities in advance of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro on June 20th. "GUPES will provide universities with a platform to interact with policy-makers and others within the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and other international organisations as well as with one another specifically on sustainability issues."

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