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Milestones
UNEP Milestones
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1972 - UN Conference on the Human Environment recommends creation of UN environmental organisation
1972 - UNEP created by UN General Assembly
1973 - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
1975 - Mediterranean Action Plan first UNEP-brokered Regional Seas agreement
1979 - Bonn Convention on Migratory Species
1985 - Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
1987 - Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
1988 - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
1989 - Basel Convention on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes
1992 - UN Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) publishes Agenda 21, a blueprint for sustainable development
1992 - Convention on Biological Diversity
1995 - Global Programme of Action (GPA) launched to protect marine environment from land-based sources of pollution
1997 - Nairobi Declaration redefines and strengthens UNEP's role and mandate
1998 - Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent
2000 - Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety adopted to address issue of genetically modified organisms
2000 - Malmö Declaration - first Global Ministerial Forum on the Environment calls for strengthened international environmental governance
2000 - Millennium Declaration - environmental sustainability included as one of eight Millennium Development Goals
2001 - Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
2002 - World Summit on Sustainable Development
2004 - Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity Building
2005 - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment highlights the importance of ecosystems to human well-being, and the extent of ecosystem decline
2005 - World Summit outcome document highlights key role of environment in sustainable development
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