The Earth Summit The United Nations Conference On Environment And Development (Unced)

The United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development drew over 100 governments together in Rio de Janeiro (3-14 June 1992) to agree action and legal bases for future protection of the environment. This book elucidates both the UNCED process and the Conference itself by assembling the key documents, including the final version of Agenda 21, and using them to recount how UNCED began, developed and finally, in Rio, came to fruition. Each document is preceded by analytical and highly informative commentary which renders large and sometimes technically complicated material accessible and places it in its correct perspective. This in turn is amplified by an excellent introduction, and a comprehensive index.

The United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development drew over 100 governments together in Rio de Janeiro (3-14 June 1992) to agree action and legal bases for future protection of the environment. This book elucidates both the UNCED

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A compilation of the key documents associated with the UN Conference held in Rio de Janeiro, June 1992. It includes the full text of the two international environmental Conventions which were opened for signature at UNCED, namely The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, together with the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and the Authoritative Statement on Forest Principles. The compendium also includes the full text of Agenda 21, the program for international action in the field of environment and development which was adopted as the centerpiece of UNCED's achievements. Some important ancillary documents are also included in the collection. Environmentalist/author Stanley Johnson provides an introduction and comments on the various texts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)