The road from Rio. (results of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

From: Finance & Development | Date: September 1, 1992| Author: Steer, Andrew | Copyright information

Over 30,000 delegates from more than 180 nations have attended the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Jun 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the end of the 12-day 'Earth Summit,' world leaders have adopted the Rio Declaration that provides guidelines for human behavior toward the environment; Agenda 21, and action for the 21st century; the Statement on Forest Principles; the Framework Convention on Climate Change; and the Biological Diversity Convention. ...

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