The 'Earth Summit' Agreements: A Guide and Assessment: An Analysis of the Rio '92 UN Conference on Environment...

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Michael Grubb Matthias Koch

The 'Earth Summit' Agreements

A Guide and Assessment: An Analysis of the Rio '92 UN Conference on Environment and Development...

Michael Grubb, Matthias Koch, Koy Thomson , Francis Sullivan

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Routledge
01 November 2020

United Nations & UN agencies; Global warming

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Environmental Policy

First published in 1993. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, in June 1992, was a unique event in the annals of international affairs. The ‘Earth Summit’ brought more heads of state and government together than any previous meeting, and five separate agreements were signed by most of the participating governments. It was billed as the world’s greatest opportunity to resolve pressing problems of continuing poverty and environmental destruction and to set the world on a path of sustainable development. Thirty thousand people descended upon the city, and the Summit received a blaze of publicity around the world.

Yet despite the vast efforts devoted to it, and the unprecedented press coverage which it received, to many the Earth Summit is still a mystery. The outcome has been labelled as everything from a disastrous fiasco to an outstanding success. Which was it; indeed, what was it? What came out of it? What was actually agreed, and what does it mean for the future of environment and development issues?

This book presents a major summary and analysis of UNCED. It explains the background to the conference, its major achievements and disappointments, and the legacy which it has left. Individual chapters examine in detail each of the five main agreements signed at Rio, providing a short description of the negotiating background, analysis of the final text, and the likely implications. This title will be of great interest to students of environmental studies.

By: Michael Grubb, Matthias Koch, Koy Thomson, Francis Sullivan, Abby Munson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 9
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 371g
ISBN: 9780367222291
ISBN 10: 0367222299
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Environmental Policy
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 01 November 2020
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Summary and Conclusions; Part One: Overview; 1. Introduction 2. The Road to Rio 3. The UNCED Outcome 4. Themes and Lessons 5. The Road from Rio; Part Two: The UNCED Agreements; 6. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 7. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity 8. The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development 9. Agenda 21 10. Forest Principles; Appendices

Michael Grubb, Matthias Koch, Koy Thomson, Francis Sullivan, Abby Munsin