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World Wildlife Fund set up by IUCN and Julian Huxley
Funded by a small group of committed individuals that signed the Morges Manifesto, act that stated what the foundation was going to do to help the environment. This is one of the most known and impacting organizations in terms of conserving the environment all around the world.They've supported by 5 million people and active in over 100 countries on five continents. In its first decade, WWF raised over US$5.6 million – an enormous sum in the 1960s. -
Species Survival Commission
Its a special commission operated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The commission's "major role is to provide information to IUCN on biodiversity conservation, the inherent value of species, their role in ecosystem health and functioning, the provision of ecosystem services, and their support to human livelihoods -
NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act)
A U.S. national policy promoting the enhancement of the environment and also established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). As one of the most emulated statutes in the world, NEPA has been called the modern-day equivalent of an “environmental Magna Carta”. -
First Earth day
Earth Day 1970 gave voice to that emerging consciousness, channeling the energy of the anti-war protest movement and putting environmental concerns on the front page. On April 22,1970, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment in massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that had been fighting against oil spills, polluti -
Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES)
An international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. CITES was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of IUCN -
Endangered Species Act
The goal of the Endangered Species Act is to protect and recover natural ecosystems for threatened and endangered species. Under the ESA, species may be listed as either endangered or threatened. “Endangered” means a species is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. “Threatened” means a species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future. -
World Conservation Strategy
The World Conservation Strategy is intended to stimulate a more focussed approach to the management of living resources and to provide policy guidance on how this can be carried out internationally, nationally and regionally. It aims are to maintain essential ecological processes and life support systems, preserve genetic diversity, and ensure the sustainable utilization of species and ecosystems. It was published by IUCN, UNEP and WWF. -
Montreal Protocol
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (a protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer) is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. -
Brundtland Commission on Our Common Future
Formally known as the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), a document which coined, and defined the meaning of the term "Sustainable Development". Our Common Future won the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in 1991. The organization Center for Our Common Future was started in April 1988 to take the place of the Commission. -
Caring for the Earth: A strategy for sustainable living
Provides governments, nongovernmental organizations, businesses, and individuals with information and guidance needed to develop international, regional, national and local strategies for a sustainable world. It calls for a new world ethic for sustainable living. It lists nine principles for building sustainable societies. It details 132 actions and sets out specific targets for the year 2010 to achieve sustainability in our way of life. -
Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro - Convention on Biological Diversity
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit , Rio Summit, Rio Conference, and Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92), was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992. -
Energy Policy Act of 1992
A United States government act. It was passed by Congress and set goals, created mandates, and amended utility laws to increase clean energy use and improve overall energy efficiency in the United States. -
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest -
Global Issues Network
Global Issues Network was born out of a combination of urgency and foresight for the sake of future generations and the health of the planet. In 2003, a group of teachers and administrators at the International School of Luxembourg were discussing the challenges facing youth today. It was at this time that these same educators had been audience to Jean-François Rischard’s recently published book, High Noon: Twenty Global Problems, Twenty Years to Solve Them (2002). Rischard’s book was a road -
World Summit
The 2005 World Summit, held from 14 to 16 September at United Nations Headquarters in New York, brought together more than 170 Heads of State and Government. It was a once-in-a-generation opportunity to take bold decisions in the areas of development, security, human rights and reform of the United Nations The agenda was based on an achievable set of proposals outlined in March 2005 by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his report “In Larger Freedom”. -
nternational Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in Transboundary Tropical Forestsread
This Conference is organized by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), in the framework of the International Year of Biodiversity in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and IUCN, with the support of the Government of Ecuador. The objective of the Conference is to review tis to review the status and ways ahead for the conservation, management and financing of biodiversity in tropical transboundary conservation areas (TBCAs) -
Rio +20
A conference to discuss about events planned in 2002 events, he issues addressed included: systematic scrutiny of patterns of production — particularly the production of toxic components, such as lead in gasoline, or poisonous waste including radioactive chemicals alternative sources of energy to replace the use of fossil fuels which delegates linked to global climate change&new reliance on public transportation systems in order to reduce vehicle emissions
