The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development ( Rio Declaration ) is a declaration containing the basic principles of environmental law adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro ( Earth Summit ) [1] .
| Rio De Janeiro Declaration on Environment and Development | |
|---|---|
| English Rio declaration on environment and development | |
| Created by | June 1992 |
| Original language | English |
The Declaration develops the provisions contained in the declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Environment , adopted in Stockholm on June 16, 1972 ( Stockholm Declaration ), and contains 27 principles of environmentally sound behavior of the world community [2] [3 ] ] . The declaration also defines the objectives of its adoption.
The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development is one of the main sources of environmental law (fundamental regulatory principles for environmental protection) in most countries. Currently [ when? ] it is signed by 178 states [4] .
20 years after the adoption of the Rio Declaration, a major UN Conference on Sustainable Development “Rio + 20” was held [5] .
See also
- Agenda 21
- Environmental law
- International environmental law
- Environmental protection
Notes
- ↑ Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
- ↑ Environment // United Nations Global Compact]
- ↑ Conference in Rio de Janeiro: hopes and disappointments Archived October 11, 2014 on Wayback Machine // AB 2002. Issue 2 Environmental protection and sustainable development. International legal framework (part I). Information and analytical materials of the State Duma
- ↑ Rio Declaration on Environment and Development Archived August 19, 2014 on the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Results of the Rio + 20 Conference: New Opportunities // Bulletin “Towards the Sustainable Development of Russia” No. 61, 2012
Links
- Declaration in Russian on the UN website
- English declaration on the UN website
- History of the adoption of the declaration.