The Earth Summit:The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)

A compilation of the key documents associated with the UN Conference held in Rio de Janeiro, June 1992. It includes the full text of the two international environmental Conventions which were opened for signature at UNCED, namely The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, together with the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and the Authoritative Statement on Forest Principles. The compendium also includes the full text of Agenda 21, the program for international action in the field of environment and development which was adopted as the centerpiece of UNCED's achievements. Some important ancillary documents are also included in the collection. Environmentalist/author Stanley Johnson provides an introduction and comments on the various texts. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.