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The Earth Summit - The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)

Author
Johnson S.P.
Date
2001
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-094180)
Publisher | Place of publication
Kluwer Law International | The Hague, The Netherlands
ISBN
9781853337840
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Policy/planning Comprehensive description
Abstract

This book is a compilation of the key documents associated with the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 3-14, 1992. It includes the full text of the two international environmental Conventions which were opened for signature at the UNCED Conference, namely: The United Nations 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.

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