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- The 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm was the first world conference to make the environment a major issue. The participants adopted a series of principles for sound management of the environment including the Stockholm Declaration and Action Plan for the Human Environment and several resolutions.
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General Assembly Resolution 2398 in 1969 decided to convene a conference in 1972 and mandated a set of reports from the UN secretary-general suggesting that the conference focus on "stimulating and providing guidelines for action by national government and international organizations" facing environmental issues. [5]
- Stockholm +50
- Stockholm Declaration: Un Conference on The Human Environment
- Principles of The Stockholm Declaration
- 50 Years of Stockholm Declaration: Un Conference on The Human Environment
- Challenges to Stockholm Declaration
- Way Forward
The theme of the meeting is “A Healthy Planet for the Prosperity of All – Our Responsibility, Our Opportunity” Stockholm+50 is a timely opportunity to reinforce the 1972 principles and to generate urgent actions for a healthy planet for the prosperity of all by: 1. Accelerating the implementation of commitments for a sustainable, inclusive, peacefu...
Climate change was first discussed using emerging scientific evidence at the United Nations General Assembly in 1968. The 1972 United Nations Conference on the Environment in Stockholm was the first world conference to make the environment a major issue. The participants adopted a series of principles for sound management of the environment includi...
The 26 principles on the human environment are dealt with in great detail. For better understanding, the principles are grouped on their applicability and enforceability. They are as follows:
1972:The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment is convened. 1973:UNEP opens headquarters at Nairobi, Kenya marking the first time an international organization was based in the Global South. 1973:States adopt the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild Fauna and Flora. 1973:On 5 June, the world celebrate...
The wordings of the stockholm declaration are unclear and ambiguous at certain points. Almost 48 years since adopting the declaration the condition of the environment has worsened. The presence of Carbon Dioxide has increased by 26 percent since 1970. This results in greater global warming which has detrimental effects all around the globe. More th...
The world needs to work in tandem to reverse the harm caused to the environment over years of anthropogenic activities. Despite its problems, the convention has created better awareness about the environment and the need to protect it. People are now better equipped to tackle problems like global warming and climate change. This UN conference laid ...
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, the first United Nations (UN) conference that focused on international environmental issues. The conference, held in Stockholm, Sweden, from June 5 to 16, 1972, reflected a growing interest in conservation issues worldwide and laid the foundation.
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The Stockholm Declaration of 1972, or the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, is the first United Nations declaration on the global environment. It consists of 26 principles and led to the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which laid the foundation for future global environmental ...
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.
On 5 June 1972, the UN Conference on the Human Environment opened its first plenary session at the Folkets Hus in Stockholm. As host, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme restated that his government attached the greatest importance to the success of the conference.
