Brazil, a country with one of the fastest growing economies in the world, will host World Environment Day 2012 (WED) on 5 June.
Brazil had previously hosted WED in 1992, on the eve of the first Earth Summit, when world leaders, government officials and international organizations met to refocus, recalibrate and deliver a route map towards sustainable development.
According to UNEP's report -'Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication', the country is also at the forefront of building an economy that includes recycling and renewable energy and the generation of green jobs. In this section, we spotlight the inspiring Green Economy case studies from the burgeoning Latin American nation.