About the Conference The "Environment 2024" International Conference, organized by the Centre for the Environment at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, is set to be a pivotal event in the global discourse on environmental sustainability.
Earth Summit was created as a means for member states to cooperate together internationally on development issues after the Cold War. Due to issues relating to sustainability being too big for individual member states to handle, Earth Summit was held as a platform for other member states to collaborate.
The first Intergovernmental Conference on Environmental, Education convened by Unesco was held in Tbilisi (the Georgian SSRt USSR) from 14 to 26 October 1977. The Con- ference was organized by. Unesco in . co-operation with the United Nations Environment "Programme (UNEP).
The top sustainability conferences in the USA Sustainability Week US. CleanTech Forum North America. Earthx2025. Climate Week NYC. WindEurope 2025. World Water Week 2025. Sustainability Live London. International Conference on Environment, Social, Governance and Sustainable Development of Africa (ICESDA) 2025.
There have been 4 environmental mega conferences to date; United Nations (UN) Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE) 1972 (commonly known as the Stockholm conference); UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) 1992 (also known as Rio Conference or Earth Summit); UN General Assembly Special Session on ...
The history of sustainable development in the United Nations dates back to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972. The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was the UN's first major conference on the issue of the environment.
What are some examples of international environmental agreements? Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) ... Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ... Kyoto Protocol. The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer. Paris Agreement. World Heritage Convention.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was adopted in 1992 with the ultimate aim of preventing dangerous human interference with the climate system. The 1997 Kyoto Protocol and 2015 Paris Agreement build on the Convention.
Numerous conventions followed, such as the Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Kyoto Protocol, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and the Stockholm Convention on ...
Reduce our carbon emissions from all activities in line with the Net Zero target. Prevent environmental pollution and minimise waste. Continually improve our energy efficiency and reduce our use of resources. Implement sustainable procurement practices.