Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit

• Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit


  June 1992
• Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit

  • More than 100 heads of states met
  • Addressed urgent problems of environmental protection and socio-economic development at the global level
• Declaration on Global Climatic Change and Biological Diversity

  Signed by the assembled leaders
• Rio Convention


  • Endorsed the global Forest Principles
  • Adopted Agenda 21 for achieving Sustainable Development in the 21st century