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Rio Earth Summit 1992. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, Rio Summit, Rio Conference, and Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92), was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) from 3 to 14 June 1992. 172 governments participated, with 116 sending ...
Jun 14, 1992 · The 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro brought together 179 countries to discuss the impact of human activities on the environment and the concept of sustainable development. It resulted in Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration, and several international conventions on climate change, biodiversity and forests.
The Earth Summit, also known as the Rio de Janeiro Conference or the UNCED, was a major UN event held in 1992 to address sustainability issues after the Cold War. It resulted in several agreements, such as the UNFCCC, the CBD, and the Rio Declaration, and involved NGOs, indigenous peoples, and youth.
- Human beings are at the centre of concerns for sustainable development. They are entitled to a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature.
- States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
- The right to development must be fulfilled so as to equitably meet developmental and environmental needs of present and future generations.
- In order to achieve sustainable development, environmental protection shall constitute an integral part of the development process and cannot be considered in isolation from it.
Learn about the three sister conventions that address climate change, desertification and biodiversity loss, and their interconnected challenges and solutions. Find out how they work together and collaborate at the 2023 UNFCCC COP 28 in Dubai.
The Rio Convention refers to the three conventions agreed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992: UNFCCC, CBD and UNCCD. They aim to protect biodiversity, climate and land resources for sustainable development.
Jun 22, 2012 · The 2012 Rio+20 Conference was a UN summit to advance sustainable development and the Millennium Development Goals. It resulted in a document with practical steps, a process to develop Sustainable Development Goals, and a 10-year framework of programmes.
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