1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm

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The 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm was a landmark global summit that first placed environmental issues at the forefront of international politics and laid the foundation for modern international environmental governance.

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instanceOf United Nations conference
environmental conference
international summit
adoptedDocument Action Plan for the Human Environment with 109 recommendations
Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
Resolution on institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation
Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment
category 1972 in international relations
1972 in the environment
Environmental law history
Environmental politics
United Nations conferences
chairperson Ingemund Bengtsson
city Stockholm
convenedBy United Nations General Assembly
country Sweden
endDate 1972-06-16
focus environmental aspects of economic development
global environmental protection
management of natural resources
pollution control
relationship between environment and development
historicalSignificance first major UN conference on international environmental issues
foundation for subsequent UN environmental conferences
marked the beginning of modern international environmental law
placed environmental issues on the international political agenda
influenced Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
development of national environmental protection agencies
introducedConcept global environmental governance
keyPrinciple need for international cooperation on environmental protection
protection and improvement of the human environment for present and future generations
responsibility of states to ensure activities within their jurisdiction do not cause environmental damage to other states
sovereign right of states to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies
ledToCreationOf United Nations Environment Programme
mainOutcome Action Plan for the Human Environment
Stockholm Declaration
establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme
numberOfNGOsRepresented 250
numberOfParticipatingStates 113
officialName United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
organizedBy United Nations
predecessorOf 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
principlesCount 26
secretaryGeneralOfConference Maurice Strong
shortName 1972 Stockholm Conference
Stockholm Conference
startDate 1972-06-05
theme human environment
UNBodyCreated United Nations Environment Programme
UNEPHeadquartersLocationDecision Nairobi
UNResolutionAuthorizing UN General Assembly Resolution 2398 (XXIII)
UN General Assembly Resolution 2581 (XXIV)

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United Nations Environment Programme foundedAsResultOf 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm
1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm officialName United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm shortName 1972 Stockholm Conference
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1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm mainOutcome Action Plan for the Human Environment
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1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm adoptedDocument Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm adoptedDocument Action Plan for the Human Environment with 109 recommendations
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United Nations conferences includes United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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World Environment Day hasPredecessor United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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Stockholm Conference officialName United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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Stockholm Conference resultedIn Action Plan for the Human Environment
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Stockholm Conference adoptedDocument Action Plan for the Human Environment
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UN General Assembly Resolution 2398 (XXIII) decidesToConvene United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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UN General Assembly Resolution 2398 (XXIII) resultedIn 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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UN General Assembly Resolution 2398 (XXIII) organizes global intergovernmental conference on the human environment
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UN General Assembly Resolution 2398 (XXIII) precedes 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment
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Maurice Strong organized United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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Stockholm Declaration name Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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Stockholm Declaration adoptedAt United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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Stockholm Declaration adoptedBy United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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Resolution on institutional and financial arrangements for international environmental cooperation adoptedAt United Nations Conference on the Human Environment follow‑up
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Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme createdAsResponseTo United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
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