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Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

16 Jun 1972 · 59.33° N, 18.07° E

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16 Jun 1972
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Treaty
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59.33° N, 18.07° E
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1972 UN declaration on the global environment

Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

1972 UN declaration on the global environment

The Stockholm Declaration of 1972, or the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, was the first United Nations declaration on the global environment. It consists of 26 principles and led to the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which laid the foundation for future global environmental governance.

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