1. Introduction
UNCED, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil over the period of 12 days in the year 1992. This is also referred to as Rio Summit or Earth Summit. Magnitude and scale of this meet was so huge that 172 countries participated including 116 countries which sent head of the states for this. Also more than 2000 representatives from NGO attended this conference. Agenda 21 which was one of the tangible results of this Earth Summit talks about executable action plan for UN, NGOs and individual governments at local, national and global levels for 21st century. However Agenda 21 is a non-binding document and is to be voluntarily implemented.
2. Contents of Agenda 21
Agenda 21 is …show more content…
d) Protecting and promoting human health by providing for primary health care, controlling communicable diseases and protecting vulnerable groups.
e) Promoting sustainable human settlement development by providing adequate shelter for all and planning sustainable land use.
ii) Conservation and management of resources for development
a) Protection of atmosphere by concentrating on renewable resources of energy, Implementing more efficient and less polluting transport systems and better planning and management of land resources
b) Combating deforestation by strengthening forest related national entities, establishing capacities for planning and assessment of observations related to forest related programs.
c) Managing fragile ecosystems by better monitoring of regions prone to desertification and drought, combating land degradation and focusing on development of mountain ecologies.
d) Conservation of Biodiversity by
e) Protection of water bodies by developing small islands, coastal areas for sustainable development, conservation of marine living resources and protection of water resources and water …show more content…
It was also agreed to prevent extinction of specific plant and animal species would be cut by the year 2010.
2) Energy
Definition of renewable energy of resources was decided after a lot of row over whether to include Nuclear and Hydrothermal power in it or not. Some of the governments agreed on exact terms about how to make energy sources accessible to the poor.Outcome of this summit is called as Johannesburg declaration.
(http://www.worldsummit2002.org/)
c) Rio +20
Third and final follow up conference on Earth summit by UNCSD was convened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 13-22 June 2012. Final outcome of this conference was a document titled “The future we want”. Representatives from 191 UN member states and 79 heads of states were present for this conference.
This document talks about following broad goals:
i) Common vision
Eradicating and freeing humanity from poverty and hunger. Recognizing importance of freedom, peace and
UNCED, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil over the period of 12 days in the year 1992. This is also referred to as Rio Summit or Earth Summit. Magnitude and scale of this meet was so huge that 172 countries participated including 116 countries which sent head of the states for this. Also more than 2000 representatives from NGO attended this conference. Agenda 21 which was one of the tangible results of this Earth Summit talks about executable action plan for UN, NGOs and individual governments at local, national and global levels for 21st century. However Agenda 21 is a non-binding document and is to be voluntarily implemented.
2. Contents of Agenda 21
Agenda 21 is …show more content…
d) Protecting and promoting human health by providing for primary health care, controlling communicable diseases and protecting vulnerable groups.
e) Promoting sustainable human settlement development by providing adequate shelter for all and planning sustainable land use.
ii) Conservation and management of resources for development
a) Protection of atmosphere by concentrating on renewable resources of energy, Implementing more efficient and less polluting transport systems and better planning and management of land resources
b) Combating deforestation by strengthening forest related national entities, establishing capacities for planning and assessment of observations related to forest related programs.
c) Managing fragile ecosystems by better monitoring of regions prone to desertification and drought, combating land degradation and focusing on development of mountain ecologies.
d) Conservation of Biodiversity by
e) Protection of water bodies by developing small islands, coastal areas for sustainable development, conservation of marine living resources and protection of water resources and water …show more content…
It was also agreed to prevent extinction of specific plant and animal species would be cut by the year 2010.
2) Energy
Definition of renewable energy of resources was decided after a lot of row over whether to include Nuclear and Hydrothermal power in it or not. Some of the governments agreed on exact terms about how to make energy sources accessible to the poor.Outcome of this summit is called as Johannesburg declaration.
(http://www.worldsummit2002.org/)
c) Rio +20
Third and final follow up conference on Earth summit by UNCSD was convened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 13-22 June 2012. Final outcome of this conference was a document titled “The future we want”. Representatives from 191 UN member states and 79 heads of states were present for this conference.
This document talks about following broad goals:
i) Common vision
Eradicating and freeing humanity from poverty and hunger. Recognizing importance of freedom, peace and