This document provides an overview of key international conventions related to the environment and sustainable development from 1972 to present day. It outlines major conferences and agreements including the Stockholm Conference in 1972 which established the United Nations Environment Programme, the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 which resulted in the Rio Declaration and three major environmental conventions, and Rio+20 in 2012 where Sustainable Development Goals were adopted. The most recent conference was Stockholm+50 in 2022 which focused on sharing experiences to protect the planet and enable sustainable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
This document provides an overview of key international conventions related to the environment and sustainable development from 1972 to present day. It outlines major conferences and agreements including the Stockholm Conference in 1972 which established the United Nations Environment Programme, the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 which resulted in the Rio Declaration and three major environmental conventions, and Rio+20 in 2012 where Sustainable Development Goals were adopted. The most recent conference was Stockholm+50 in 2022 which focused on sharing experiences to protect the planet and enable sustainable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
This document provides an overview of key international conventions related to the environment and sustainable development from 1972 to present day. It outlines major conferences and agreements including the Stockholm Conference in 1972 which established the United Nations Environment Programme, the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 which resulted in the Rio Declaration and three major environmental conventions, and Rio+20 in 2012 where Sustainable Development Goals were adopted. The most recent conference was Stockholm+50 in 2022 which focused on sharing experiences to protect the planet and enable sustainable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
This document provides an overview of key international conventions related to the environment and sustainable development from 1972 to present day. It outlines major conferences and agreements including the Stockholm Conference in 1972 which established the United Nations Environment Programme, the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 which resulted in the Rio Declaration and three major environmental conventions, and Rio+20 in 2012 where Sustainable Development Goals were adopted. The most recent conference was Stockholm+50 in 2022 which focused on sharing experiences to protect the planet and enable sustainable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.