UN Conference on Human Environment (Stockholm 1972): UPSC Mind Map

Key Concepts in this Mind Map

• UN Conference on Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972)
• - Overview & Context
• - Date: June 5-16, 1972
• - Location: Stockholm, Sweden
• - Significance: First major global conference on environmental issues
• - Theme: "Only One Earth" – Interdependence of humans and the environment
• - Background: Growing environmental concerns, Club of Rome's "Limits to Growth"
• - Key Outcomes & Declarations
• - Stockholm Declaration
• - 26 principles for environmental preservation and improvement
• - Recognized the link between development and environment
• - Right to a healthy environment
• - Action Plan for the Human Environment
• - 109 recommendations for international action
• - Environmental assessment (Earthwatch), management, and supporting measures
• - Major Achievements & Institutions
• - Establishment of UNEP
• - United Nations Environment Programme
• - Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya
• - Main UN body for global environmental authority
• - World Environment Day
• - June 5, annually, to commemorate the conference opening
• - Raised global environmental awareness
• - Initiated international environmental law and governance