Stockholm Conference

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The Stockholm Conference was the landmark 1972 United Nations gathering that first placed global environmental protection at the center of international policy and led to the creation of the UN Environment Programme.

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instanceOf United Nations conference
environmental conference
adoptedDocument 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm
surface form: Action Plan for the Human Environment

Stockholm Declaration
attendedBy developed countries
developing countries
non-governmental organizations
chairperson Ingemund Bengtsson
country Sweden
endDate 1972-06-16
focus international cooperation on environmental issues
management of natural resources
pollution control
relationship between human development and the environment
followedBy United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
surface form: Rio Earth Summit

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
hasMainSubject environmental protection
human environment
international environmental policy
influenced creation of national environmental protection agencies
development of international environmental law
subsequent multilateral environmental agreements
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
location Stockholm
numberOfPrinciplesInDeclaration 26
officialName 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm
surface form: United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
organizedBy United Nations
United Nations General Assembly
pointInTime 1972
precededBy UN General Assembly Resolution 2398 (XXIII)
surface form: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2398 (XXIII)
resultedIn 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm
surface form: Action Plan for the Human Environment

Stockholm Declaration
creation of the United Nations Environment Programme
designation of Nairobi as headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme
establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme
secretaryGeneralOfConference Maurice Strong
shortName Stockholm Conference self-link
Stockholm Conference self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment
significance first major United Nations conference on international environmental issues
marked the beginning of modern international environmental diplomacy
placed global environmental protection at the center of international policy
startDate 1972-06-05
theme Only One Earth

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this entity surface form: Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment