Agenda
for Change: A Plain Language Version of Agenda 21 and Other Rio Agreements,
by Michael Keating.
1993
[International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)]
http://www.iisd.org/rio+5/agenda/default.htm
From the Earth Summit, this site explains in clear terms what was decided in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992, at the largest-ever meeting of world leaders. At this Earth Summit, 179 countries agreed on a blueprint for ways to make the future development of our world economically, socially, and environmentally sound and sustainable. With links to The Road to Rio, The Five Rio Documents, and The Road from Rio.
Chapter
36, Agenda 21: Promoting Education, Public Awareness and Training
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/agenda21chapter36.htm
This site contains descriptions of the three program areas addressed in Chapter 36, Agenda 21, including:
- Reorienting education toward sustainable development;
- Increasing public awareness;
- Promoting training.
Fundamental principles for the proposals in this document are from The Declaration and Recommendations of the Tbilisi Intergovernmental Conference on Environmental Education 1, organized by UNESCO and UNEP and held in 1977.
International
Environmental Policy Reference Guide
http://environment.harvard.edu/eic/guides.html
This is a guide to selected international environmental policy references available in Harvard University libraries and on the Internet. [Click on International Environmental Policy.]
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