Agenda 21 is a programme run by the United Nations (UN) related to sustainable development. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present It is a comprehensive blueprint of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the UN, governments, and major groups in every area in which humans impact on the environment. See also Nature The natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment, is a terminology that is comprised of all living and The number 21 refers to the 21st century.
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Development of Agenda 21
The full text of Agenda 21 was revealed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit), held in Rio de Janeiro on June 14, 1992, where 179 governments voted to adopt the programme. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The final text was the result of drafting, consultation and negotiation, beginning in 1989 and culminating at the two-week conference.
Rio+5
In 1997, the General Assembly of the UN held a special session to appraise five years of progress on the implementation of Agenda 21 (Rio +5). Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members The Assembly recognized progress as 'uneven' and identified key trends including increasing globalization, widening inequalities in income and a continued deterioration of the global environment. Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones A new General Assembly Resolution (S-19/2) promised further action. This article concerns the legal meaning of the term resolution.
The Johannesburg Summit
The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, agreed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Earth Summit 2002) affirmed UN commitment to 'full implementation' of Agenda 21, alongside achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and other international agreements. The World Summit on Sustainable Development, WSSD or Earth Summit 2002 took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September The World Summit on Sustainable Development, WSSD or Earth Summit 2002 took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September
Implementation
The Commission on Sustainable Development acts as a high level forum on sustainable development and has acted as preparatory committee for summits and sessions on the implementation of Agenda 21. The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development - (CSD - was established in December 1992 by General Assembly Resolution A/RES/47/191 as a functional commission of
The United Nations Division for Sustainable Development acts as the secretariat to the Commission and works 'within the context of' Agenda 21.
Implementation by member states remains essentially voluntary.
Structure and contents
There are 40 chapters in Agenda 21, divided into four sections. All told the document was over 900 pages:
Section I: Social and Economic Dimensions
including combating poverty, changing consumption patterns, population and demographic dynamics, promoting health, promoting sustainable settlement patterns and integrating environment and development into decision-making.
Section II: Conservation and Management of Resources for Development
including atmospheric protection, combating deforestation, protecting fragile environments, conservation of biological diversity (biodiversity), and control of pollution. Biodiversity is the variation of Life forms within a given Ecosystem, Biome or for the entire Earth.
Section III: Strengthening the Role of Major Groups
including the roles of children and youth, women, NGOs, local authorities, business and workers.
Section IV: Means of Implementation
including science, technology transfer, education, international institutions and mechanisms and financial mechanisms.
Local Agenda 21
The implementation of Agenda 21 was intended to involve action at international, national, regional and local levels. Some national and state governments have legislated or advised that local authorities take steps to implement the plan locally, as recommended in Chapter 28 of the document. Such programmes are often known as 'Local Agenda 21' or 'LA21'. [1]
A concrete example towards this end is the initiative of the Municipality of Rosario, Batangas, Philippines which formulated what they called Aksyon ng Bayan Rosario 2001 And Beyond. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or Rosario is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Aksyon ng Bayan Rosario 2001 And Beyond Human and Ecological Security Plan was formulated by virtue of Executive Order No This program implements the framework of Agenda 21 at the municipal and barangay levels with community organizing used as a strategy. This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses Community organizing is a process by which people living in proximity to each other are brought together by an organizationto act in their common self-interest (at least as per the views
See also
External links
- Agenda 21 text. Ecologically sustainable development is the environmental component of Sustainable development. Green Globe is a Benchmarking Certification and Performance Improvement programme based on the Agenda 21 principles for sustainable development agreed to by 182 Heads of Government at the United
- Easy-to-read version of Agenda 21 at the Center for a World in Balance.
- Agenda21NOW!, an international internet conference for students 14 and older.
- Australian Government - Department of Environment and Water Resources
- School's Agenda 21 for a Greener Earth
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