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UNCED had as precedent the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE) held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972, which was the first major modern international gathering on human activities in relationship to the environment and led to the founding of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the establishment of the International Day of the Environment on 5 June, as a commemoration of the UNCHE inauguration ceremony that took place on 5 June, 1972. Surely the WSF will keep in mind that Brazil will host another important UN conference on environment and sustainability in 2012, when an assessment will be made of the 20 years since the June 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development ( UNCED), also known as Rio-92, in Rio de Janeiro, site of the 2012 event as well. The materials include vicuna, a rare South American camelid; 12 Walnuts, tists from from Marshall University School edicine in West Virginia claimed; 13 50 e in the pound from next April, it was unced in the Budget; 14 Fawlty Towers; 15 morning-after Pill; 16 New Yorker Kimberly s; 17 Miley Cyrus - by her father Billy Ray at remiere of their film Hannah Montana The e; 18 55.1%, a Teachers TV survey said; 19 h Korea; 20 General Melchett; 21 The great sh pub, for its "outstanding contribution to sm"; 22.43, the most since November 2007, ational Association of Estate Agents said; ric Cantona. The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation that was adopted at the conclusion of the World Summit on Sus...

(Archived document, may contain errors) ,874 January 28,1992 GUIDELINES FOR THE U.N ENWR0"TAL CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION The United Nations this March continues its analysis of how national environ mental policies affect economic development. Convening in Manhattan from March 2 to April 3 is the fourth preparatory conference for the U.N. Conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED Unofficially called the "Earth Summit UNCED will meet from June 1 to 12,1992, in Rio de Janeiro. On the Rio agenda is the discussion of economic development and the environ ment. This conference and the March preparatory session will be an important test of whether the U.N. is ready to abandon the ideologically doctrinaire positions which paralyzed i t for nearly a quarter-century. In Rio, UNCED will demonstrate if it can prod the nations of the world to agree on economically sustainable and scientifically sound solutions to world environmental problems. If not, the UNCED negotiations will yield enviro n mental policies that will strangle eco nomic growth and slow development in the world's poarest, as well as richest, na tions. UNCED could also damage the environment in the long run by promoting the kind of command and control policies that wrought ecolo gical devastation on the former socialist Eastern bloc. Risks for America. The outcome of the UNCED negotiations also could affect profoundly America's economic growth, productivity, and international competi tiveness, If political momentu...

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Nature conservation • United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) • • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora ( • The Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network ( • Convention on the • Global Tiger Forum (GTF) Hazardous material (explained in in “ • Stockholm Convention (mentioned under “ • Basel Convention (mentioned under “ • Rotterdam Convention (mentioned under “ Land • United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Marine environment • International Whaling Commission (IWC) Atmosphere • Vienna convention and Montreal Protocol (explained in “ • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) • Kyoto Protocol • The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was first held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972. • It marked the emergence of international environmental law. Stockholm Declaration • It is also known as The Declaration on the Human Environment. • It set out the principles for various international environmental issues, natural resource management, pollution prevention and the relationship between the environment and development. • UNEP is an agency of the United Nations. • It coordinates the UN’s environmental activities. • It assists developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. • It was founded as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment 1972. • It has overall responsibility for ...

Introduction In response to the growing environmental movement of the 1960s, many nations began to take actions to protect the environment within their borders. By the early 1970s, however, governments began to realize that pollution did not stop at their borders. International consensus and cooperation were required to tackle environmental issues, which affected the entire world. In 1972, the Historical Background and Scientific Foundations The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE), held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972, was the first major international conference on the environment. The United Nations General Assembly convened the UNCHE at the request of the Swedish government. Representatives from 113 nations and over 400 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) attended the Stockholm Conference. The gathering produced the Declaration of the Conference on the Human Environment and an action plan. The declaration noted that many factors harm the environment, including population growth, developing economies, and technological and industrial advancements. Despite the pressure placed on the environment, the declaration proffered 26 principles “to inspire and guide the peoples of the world in the preservation and enhancement of the human environment.” The Declaration of the Conference stated that every human has the right to enjoy a clean and healthy environment. With this right, however, comes the responsibility to preserve the environment for future genera...