1st Edition
The 'Earth Summit' Agreements: A Guide and Assessment An Analysis of the Rio '92 UN Conference on Environment and Development
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1993. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, in June 1992, was a unique event in the annals of international affairs. The ‘Earth Summit’ brought more heads of state and government together than any previous meeting, and five separate agreements were signed by most of the participating governments. It was billed as the world’s... Read more
Preface; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Summary and Conclusions; Part One: Overview; 1. Introduction 2. The Road to Rio 3. The UNCED Outcome 4. Themes and Lessons 5. The Road from Rio; Part Two: The UNCED Agreements; 6. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 7. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity 8. The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development 9. Agenda 21 10. Forest Principles; Appendices
Biography
Michael Grubb, Matthias Koch, Koy Thomson, Francis Sullivan, Abby Munsin
