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Beyond Rio+20: Governance for a Green Economy / Adil Najam, Henrik Selin, Mark Halle, et al. Pardee Center, 2011. Trustees of Boston University, 106 p. ISBN 978-0-9825683-8-5http://www.bu.edu/pardee/files/2011/03/Rio20TFC-Mar2011.pdfAs an intellectual contribution to the preparations for the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, a.k.a. Rio +20), Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future convened a task force of experts to discuss the role of institutions in the actualization of a green  economy in the context of sustainable development. A stellar group of  experts from academia, government and civil society convened at the Pardee Center and were asked to outline their ideas about what the world has learned  about institutions for sustainable development from the past, and what  they might propose about the governance challenges and opportunities for  the continuous development of a green economy in the future. The task  force members were encouraged to think big and think bold. They were  asked to be innovative in their ideas, and maybe even a little  irreverent and provocative. They were charged specifically not to  come to consensus about specific recommendations, but to present a  variety and diversity of views. This report presents their thoughts and  ideas. (© IISD)