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Main Environmental Summits: Biosphere to Climate Change

Explore the key environmental summits from 1968 to 2009, including Paris Biosphere Conference, Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, Rio Earth Summit, Kyoto Climate Change Conference, Millennium Summit, Johannesburg Summit on Sustainable Development, and Copenhagen Climate Change Conference.

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Main Environmental Summits: Biosphere to Climate Change

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  1. Human interaction with the environment UNIT 9 THE MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMITS Biology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  2. UNIT The main environmental summits 1968 1997 París (France) Conference on the Biosphere (UNESCO) Kyoto (Japan) 3rd Climate Change Conference. 2002 Stockholm (Sweden) Conference on the Human Environment Copenhagen (Denmark). 15th Climate Change Conference. Johannesburg (South Africa). Summit on Sustainable Development. New York (USA). Millennium Summit. 1972 2000 2009 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). UN Earth Summit. Brundtland Report 1992 9 21st C 20th C For more information about the different summits, CLICK on the dates of each one of them Biology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  3. UNIT The main environmental summits 9 1968 BIOSPHERE CONFERENCE • Place: Paris (France) • Main agreements: Creation of the MaB (Man and the Biosphere) Programme with the mission of conserving the environment in a way which is compatible with development in different countries. Go back to the timeline Biology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  4. UNIT The main environmental summits 9 1972 CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT • Place: Stockholm (Sweden) • Main agreements: Recognition of the link between the environment and human well-being, awareness of the limitations of natural systems, both to provide resources and to absorb impacts. The need for Environmental Education is mentioned. The UNEP(United Nations Environment Programme) is created to coordinate and promote respect for the environment. Go back to the timeline Biology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  5. UNIT The main environmental summits 9 1992 EARTH SUMMIT or RIO ’92 SUMMIT • Place: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) • Main agreements: The most important international environment summit to date, as it was attended by almost all the countries of the world. It took as its basis the BRUNDTLAND REPORT. It produced different action plans and conventions: The Earth Charter Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Agenda 21 Climate Change Convention The Forest Principles Go back to the timeline Biology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  6. UNIT The main environmental summits 9 1997 3RD CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE •Place: Kyoto (Japan) • Main agreements: • Kyoto Protocol, where each signatory country undertook to reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases between 2008 and 2012. • It established what the different greenhouse gases are and some human activities that generate them, such as: • Transport • Industrial processes • Agriculture • Waste disposal Go back to the timeline Biology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  7. UNIT The main environmental summits 9 2000 MILLENNIUM SUMMIT • Place: New York (USA) • Main agreements: Millennium Declaration, which establishes the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which must be achieved before 2015. Goal 7 is to “Ensure Environmental Sustainability”. • Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes; reverse the loss of environmental resources. • Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving a significant reduction in the rate of loss by 2010. Go back to the timeline Biology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  8. UNIT The main environmental summits 9 2002 SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT • Place: Johannesburg (South Africa). • Main agreements: -The Kyoto Protocol came into effect. - To significantly reduce biodiversity loss by 2010. - To create a network of marine protected areas and restore fish stocks. - To minimise the harmful effects of chemicals. Go back to the timeline Biology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  9. UNIT The main environmental summits 9 2009 15TH CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE • Place: Copenhagen (Denmark). • Main agreements: The only target set was that the average global temperature should not rise by more than 2ºC by 2050. No clear agreements were reached to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which ends in 2012. Go back to the timeline Biology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

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