ABSTRACT
Introduction ..............................................................................................................28 Historical Overview .................................................................................................29 Rio Earth Summit Goals and Objectives .................................................................30 Rio Earth Summit Outcomes ................................................................................... 32
Overview ............................................................................................................. 32 Key Rio Documents: Principles, Conventions, and a Plan ................................. 32
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development ....................................... 33 Statement of Principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests (“Forest Principles”) ..........................................................................36 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change............................................36 Convention on Biological Diversity ............................................................... 37 Agenda 21 ....................................................................................................... 38 Convention to Combat Desertižcation ........................................................... 42
Organizations and Institutions Established or Restructured ............................... 43 Commission on Sustainable Development ..................................................... 43 Interagency Committee on Sustainable Development....................................44 World Business Council on Sustainable Development ..................................44 Restructuring of the Global Environment Facility .........................................44
Direct Impacts of the Rio Earth Summit: Successes and Shortcomings ................. 45 Successes . . . with Caveats ..................................................................................46
