United nations conference on the human environment britannica. Declaration of the united nations conference on the human environment 1972 action plan for. As host, swedish prime minister olof palme restated that his government attached the greatest importance to the success of the conference. Apr 26, 2016 significance of stockholm declaration. Foreign relations, 19691976, volume e1, documents on. Conference on stockholm declaration and law of the marine environment stockholm, sweden 2225 may 2002 keynote address by mr. The conference was adjudged in many respects, the most successful international conference held at the time. This declaration which is the most comprehensive yet on the subject of human environment made the. It was the uns first major conference on international environmental issues. Just as the convention on the law of the sea built upon the stockholm declaration, so did the rio declaration build upon the. Adede at the rio environmental treaties colloquium at the pace law school center for environmental legal studies, october 30, 1994 twice this century, the international community has felt. Stockholm declaration 1972 and rio declaration 1992 published on by oxford university press. His conduct is regulated by the laws of his country, which he, as a citizen, must adhere to. It was the uns first major conference on international environmental issues, and.
Stockholm declaration on the human environment, june 1972. The meeting was focused on the importance of having a general outlook and principles to motivate and guide the peoples of the world in the conservation and improvement of the human environment one of the proclamation declared in the meeting was. The declaration of the united nations conference on the human environment, or stockholm declaration, was adopted on june 16, 1972 by the united nations conference on the human environment at the 21st plenary meeting as the first document in international environmental law to recognize the right to a healthy environment. Principle 11 the environmental policies of all states should enhance and.
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