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  1. www.un.org › en › conferencesUnited Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio ...

    Jun 14, 1992 · Group photo of world leaders meeting at the 'Earth Summit' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13 June 1992. UN Photo/Michos Tzovaras United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de ...

  2. byjus.com › free-ias-prep › rio-summitRio Summit (1992) - Earth Summit. UPSC Environment & Ecology ...

    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 their heads of state or government.

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    The Earth Summit was a UN event. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development ( UNCED ), also known as the Rio Conference or the Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92, Cúpula da Terra), was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992. Earth Summit was created as a means for member states to ...

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    June 3, 1992 - June 14, 1992. Location: Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), conference held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (June 3–14, 1992), to reconcile worldwide economic development with protection of the environment. The Earth Summit was the largest gathering of world leaders as of 1992 ...

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    Earth Summit. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), byname Earth Summit, conference held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (June 3–14, 1992), to reconcile worldwide economic development with protection of the environment. The Earth Summit was the largest gathering of world leaders as of 1992, with 117 heads of state and ...

  7. www.encyclopedia.com › humanities › encyclopediasEarth Summit, Rio de Janeiro (1992) | Encyclopedia.com

    Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro (1992) The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, known as the Earth Summit, was the second major international conference on the environment sponsored by the United Nations. Its legacy is defined by the action plan known as Agenda 21, by bringing the term sustainable development into common usage ...