On the road to Brazil : the Earth Summit. : En134-2/5-1991E-PDF
"The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development will be held in Brazil, opening on World Environment Day - June 5, 1992. It will be the first UN conference covering the entire sweep of environmental issues since the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. One of its objectives will be to review the current state of the environment and the changes that have occurred since Stockholm. This book presents and overview of the main issues that will face the international decision makers at the conference: environment and development, protecting the atmosphere and the oceans, waste management, land resources, biological diversity, fresh water resources and biotechnology."
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| Department/Agency | United Nations Association in Canada. National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (Canada) |
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| Title | On the road to Brazil : the Earth Summit. |
| Variant title | Earth Summit |
| Series title | National Round Table series on sustainable development |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "Foreword by Pierre Marc Johnson ; United National Association in Canada"--Cover. Issued also in French under title: En route vers le Brésil : le Sommet de la Terre. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, c1991. |
| Description | viii, 136 p. |
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| Subject terms | Environmental protection Economic development Natural resources |