Rio summit launches two 'Earth' treaties. (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development) (Brief Article)

From: Science News | Date: June 20, 1992| Author: | Copyright information

Negotiating teams representing 178 nations this week wrapped up 12 days of complex deliberations at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). This Earth summit brought heads of state from 116 nations to Rio de Janeiro for discussion of--and hopefully commitment to -- "integrated strategies to prevent further degradation of the global environment."

While UNCED's organizers had hoped the agreements forged through their diplomatic labors would contain more legal bite, most concede that the documents emerging from this meeting represent important ...

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