Earth Summit

Earth Summit
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992

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  • Earth Summit — For other uses, see Earth Summit (disambiguation). UN Flag The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Summit, Rio Conference, Earth Summit (Portuguese: Eco 92) was a major United Nations conference …   Wikipedia

  • Earth Summit — Earth Sum|mit a large international meeting held in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in 1992, at which the leaders of the countries of the United Nations discussed ways of protecting the environment and preserving the Earth s ↑biodiversity (=all the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • Earth Summit 2002 — The World Summit on Sustainable Development, WSSD or Earth Summit 2002 took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September 2002. It was convened to discuss sustainable development by the United Nations. WSSD gathered a number… …   Wikipedia

  • Earth Summit (disambiguation) — The Earth Summit was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to June 14, 1992.Earth Summit may also refer to:* Earth Summit (horse), a National Hunt racehorse * Earth Summit 2002, a United Nations conference held in… …   Wikipedia

  • Earth Summit (1992) — The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, also known as the Rio Summit, Earth Summit (or, in Portuguese, Eco 92) was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to June 14, 1992. Overview 172… …   Wikipedia

  • Earth Summit — officially United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Conference held in Rio de Janeiro (June 3–14, 1992) to reconcile worldwide economic development with environmental protection. It was the largest gathering of world leaders in… …   Universalium

  • Earth Summit — /ɜθ ˈsʌmət/ (say erth sumuht) noun one of a series of United Nations conferences on world environmental policy issues, the first being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. Official name, United Nations Conference on Environment and… …  

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