Johannesburg 2002
WSSD, the World Summit for Sustainable Development
The summit that took place in Johannesburg in the last week of August and the first week of September 2002: ten years after Rio, and the point at which implementation replaced declaration.
Conventions
The instruments and what they bind
1971
The Ramsar Convention
Approved in Ramsar, Iran, in force since 1975. The only convention that addresses a single ecosystem type: wetlands.
1992
Convention on Biodiversity
The first law of its kind to recognise that conserving biological diversity is a common concern of all humanity.
1994
Combating Desertification
Deepening confirmation that the climate is changing, and that change contributes to extreme weather on already fragile land.
2011
Climate Change Convention
On 28 November 2011 the UN Climate Change Convention convened in Durban, bringing together the field’s leading negotiators.
Integration is the whole point
Economic, social and environmental action belong in one plan. National councils exist precisely because the three are handled by different ministries.
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WSSD – World Summit for Sustainable Development
The World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) refers to a summit that occurred in Johannesburg in the last week of August and first week of Sept …
The Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention was approved in Ramsar, Iran in 1971. The treaty involving members from all regions of the world took force in 1975. It is the …
Climate Change Convention
On November 28, 2011 the United Nation\’s Climate Change Convention will take place in Durban, South Africa. This convention will bring together the …
Recent applications of the Convention on Biodiversity
The Biodiversity Convention (1992) is the first law of its kind, to recognize that the conservation of biological diversity should be a common concern …
How To Think About The Convention to Combat Desertification
On a global scale, there is deepening confirmation that the climate is changing, and\r\nthat word-wide climate change is a factor that is contributing t …
Integrating economic social and environmental action and perspectives
Every society is composed of a multi factorial system that contributes to the overall status of the society per se. Among the varied systems that make …