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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...
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- 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 ...
The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, Sweden, during June 5–16, 1972.
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 ...
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.
- Philippe Boudes
The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, having met at Stockholm from 5 to 16 June 1972,having considered the need for a common outlook and for common principles to inspire and guide the peoples of the world in the preservation and enhancement of the human environment, Proclaims that: 1. Man is both creature and moulder of his ...
Fifty years after the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, the signatories of this civil society Declaration call upon the United Nations, its agencies, and all Member States to act upon a four-step pathway towards the critical paradigm shift we all need.
