Agenda 21

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The front cover of Agenda-21

Agenda 21 is a plan of the United Nations organization related to Sustainable development. Agenda 21 includes plans for activities conducted on several levels, global, regional and local. The full text agenda of Agenda 21 was unveiled at the United nations Conference on Enviroment and Development summit. the actual summit was held in 1992 and held in Rio de Janerio on the 14th of June; officaly 179 goverments voted to adopt the programme. In 1997, the General Assembly of the UN held a special session to appraise five years of progress on the implementation of Agenda 21. The Assembly recognized progress as 'uneven' and identified key trends including increasing globalization, widening inequalities in income and a continued deterioration of the global environment.

The Set Up of Agenda 21.

Agenda contains 900 pages, 40 chapters and is divded into four sections. They are..

• Section I: Social and Economic Dimensions

including combating poverty, changing consumption patterns, population and demographic dynamics, promoting health, promoting sustainable settlement patterns and integrating environment and development into decision-making.

• Section II: Conservation and Management of Resources for Development

including atmospheric protection, combating deforestation, protecting fragile environments, conservation of biological diversity (biodiversity), and control of pollution.

• Section III: Strengthening the Role of Major Groups

including the roles of children and youth, women, NGOs, local authorities, business and workers.

• Section IV: Means of Implementation

including science, technology transfer, education, international institutions and mechanisms and financial mechanisms.

See also

• Georgia Guidestones
• Rex 84

External links

• Sustainable Development, Agenda 21 and Prince Charles, by Joan Veon.
• A link to the UNs' agenda-21 page.