Agenda 21
Decision Taken Rio Summit, 1992 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Agenda 2030 or Agenda 2000.
Agenda 21 is a non-binding action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development.[1] It is a product of the Earth Summit (UN Conference on Environment and Development) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. It is an action agenda for the UN, other multilateral organizations, and individual governments around the world that can be executed at local, national, and global levels. One major objective of the Agenda 21 initiative is that every local government should draw its own local Agenda 21. Its aim initially was to achieve global sustainable development by 2000, with the "21" in Agenda 21 referring to the original target of the 21st century.[2]
This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2019) |
Quick Facts Author, Language ...
![]() Cover of the first edition (paperback) | |
Author | United Nations (1992) 29 years |
---|---|
Language | English, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publisher | United Nations |
Publication date | 23 April 1992 (32 years ago) (1992-04-23) |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Paperback), HTML, PDF |
Pages | 300 pp |
ISBN | 978-92-1-100509-7 |
Close