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Earth Day
Earth Day is declared. Earth day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It is coordinated globally. -
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1970-2003
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U.N confederence
first UN confederence on the human environment.The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, Sweden from June 5 to June 16 in 1972. When the UN General Assembly decided to convene the 1972 Stockholm Conference. -
World Commision
UN creates the world commision on the environment and development. The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development was a body under the UN Economic and Social Council overseeing the outcomes of the 1993 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development/Earth Summit. -
Clean Air Act
Clean Air act ( U.S) address acid rain and tonic air pollution. Between Canada and the U.S to set laws and regulatons to protect air quality. -
Kyoto Adoption
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty, which extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that commits State Parties to reduce greenhouse gases emissions -
Climte Change
Action Plan 2000 on climat echange is introduced.The Government of Canada supports international action to help developing economies reduce emissions and adapt to climate change -
World Summit
Johannesburg Summit 2002 is the World Summit on Sustainable Development it brought together tens of thousands of participants, including heads of State and Government, national delegates and leaders from non-governmental organizations. Conserving natural resources -
One-tonne Challenge
One-tonne challenge was launched by the canadian government.The One-Tonne Challenge called on every citizen in the industrialized world: to reduce your carbon dioxide emissions by one ton or more in a year. The goal was to bring global warming under control by curtailing the release of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping "greenhouse" gases into the atmosphere -
Copenhagen
Canda signs Copenhagen Accord to reduce emissions by 17% by 2020.States that the parties “shall” enhance their cooperative actions to combat climate change while recognizing the scientific view that an increase in global temperatures should be kept below 2 degrees Celsius. -
Wildlife act
This act authorizes the acquisition of land by the federal government for the purpose of creating National Wildlife Areas. Canadas wildlife Act is passed
