In June 1997, heads of government and senior representatives from over 130 countries met in New York to consider what progress had been made since the first Ear

"From 3-14 June 1992, Rio de Janeiro hosted the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The focus of this conference was the state of

The international community has long grappled with the issue of safeguarding the environment and encouraging sustainable development, often with little result.

Agenda 21 is a non-binding, voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development. It is a product of the UN Conferen

"International environmental agreements have increased exponentially within the last five decades. However, decisions on policies to address key issues such as