Gray is the theory, but green is the tree of life. (1995 Earth Summit +5)

From: UN Chronicle | Date: September 22, 1997 | Copyright information

The Special Session of the UN General Assembly convened in New York from Jun 23-27, 1997 to finalize international agreements on sustainable development. The resulting document was called the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 which contains goals and the means of achieving them.

An eleventh hour compromise at "Earth Summit +5", held in New York from 23 to 27 June, just managed to keep hopes alive that countries might yet agree to a legally binding timetable of...

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