In June 1997, heads of government and senior representatives from over 130 countries met in New York to consider what progress had been made since the first Ear

"From 3-14 June 1992, Rio de Janeiro hosted the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The focus of this conference was the state of

Reconstructs negotiations of the Framework Convention on Climate Change at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit.

Global Change and the Earth System describes what is known about the Earth system and the impact of changes caused by humans. It considers the consequences of t

'As we start the preparations for the Earth Summit in 2002, 10 years from Rio and 30 years from Stockholm, we need to set targets and dates that are realistic t