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    An Environmental Diplomacy report on the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE) & United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)

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    UNCHE & UNCED

    UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT & UNITED NATIONS


    CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

    AREVALO ● LIQUIDO
    UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT (UNCHE)

    The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment is also known as the Stockholm Conference.
    It was an international conference convened under United Nations auspices held in Stockholm,
    Sweden from June 5-16, 1972. It was the first major international environmental conference of the
    United Nations, and marked a turning point in international environmental policy growth.

    STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

    JUNE 5-16, 1972
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    SIGNIFICANCE

    It is widely recognized as the beginning


    of modern political and public
    awareness of global environmental
    problems.
    The conference acknowledged that the
    goal of reducing human impact on
    the environment would require
    extensive international cooperation,
    as many of the problems affecting
    the environment are global in nature.

    UNCHE, 1972 3
    CONTRIBUTIONS
    • Broad environmental policy goals and objectives

    • Paved the way for global awareness of


    environmental issues

    • International environmental law-making proper

    • Expansion of international environmental activism


    beyond transboundary and global commons issues

    • Had a real impact on the environmental policies of


    the European Community

    • Action plan for the human environment

    UNCHE, 1972 4
    CONTRIBUTIONS

    Two important programs under UNCHE (1972):

    United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)


    • Implementing environmentally sound policies and
    practices

    United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UNHCS)


    • UN Habitat

    UNCHE, 1972 5
    UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
    (UNCED)

    The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), commonly called the
    Earth Summit. It was an international conference held 20 years after the UNCHE, it was held in
    Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from 3rd to 14th June, 1992.

    RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL



    3-14 JUNE 1992
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    SIGNIFICANCE

    Scientific evidences revealed that


    pollution and depletion of natural
    resources that occurred in one
    country could have a profound effect
    on the environment of other nations
    or even the entire planet.
    Furthermore, in the second half of the
    twentieth century showed that the
    atmosphere and weather were
    influenced by human activity.

    UNCHED, 1992 7
    CONTRIBUTIONS
    Resulted in the following documents:

    • Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

    • Agenda 21

    • Forest Principles

    • Agreement on the Climate Change Convention


    leading to the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris
    Agreement

    UNCHE, 1992 8
    CONTRIBUTIONS
    Opened the following for signature:

    • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)


    • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
    Change (UNFCCC)
    • United Nations Conventions to Combat
    Desertification (UNCCD)
    • Resulted in the establishment of the Commission
    on Sustainable Development (CSD) which was later
    known as the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on
    Sustainable Development

    UNCHE, 1992 9
    RELATIONSHIP:

    UNCHE (1972) UNCED (1992)

    The UNCED marked the 20th anniversary of the UNCHE.


    Comes together in shaping how we can reduce poverty,
    advance social equity, and ensure environmental
    protection.
    Both take future steps to a more sustainable world.

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    CONCLUSION / SUMMARY
    The United Nations has evolved significantly from where it
    started. From dealing with issues of high politics such as war
    and security threats, it has then evolved into a body that
    addresses the overall situation of the world. The UN has
    offered an avenue for states to discuss and formulate new
    policies that will aid the entire international system and its
    future. Through these conferences, states are able to address
    issues regarding the environment and overall human and
    national security.
    Environmental security has grown to be the most important
    form of security, as it deals with the management of resources
    and environmental degradation. Without the environment, all
    forms of institutions and life would cease to exist.

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    THANK YOU
    hannahcamille.liquido@benilde.edu.ph
    ernumiguellorenzianmarioni.arevalo@benilde.edu.ph
    SOURCES:

    • https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/milestones/unced
    • https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/milestones/humanenvironment
    • https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300
    • https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/energy-government-and-defense-magazines/united-nations-
    conference-human-environment-1972
    • https://www.unsystem.org/content/united-nations-conference-environment-and-development-unced-1992
    • http://legal.un.org/avl/ha/dunche/dunche.html
    • http://www.folkrorelser.org/inenglish/stockholm-rio.html

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