Question

Fill in the blank with the correct option:

______ is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations on Environment and Development, and the Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests.

1. Agenda 21
2. Agenda 35
3. Agenda 13
4. Agenda 35A
5.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Agenda 21

The correct answer is Agenda 21.

• Agenda 21 is an action plan of the United Nations (UN) related to sustainable development and was an outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992.
• 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 directly affect the environment. The number 21 refers to an agenda for the 21st century.
• The full implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for Further Implementation of Agenda 21, and the Commitments to the Rio principles were strongly reaffirmed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 26 August to 4 September 2002.
• There are 40 chapters in Agenda 21, divided into four main sections.
• It is grouped into 4 sections:
  • Section I - Social and Economic Dimensions
  • Section II - Conservation and Management of Resources for Development
  • Section III - Strengthening the Role of Major Groups
  • Section IV - Means of Implementation

• Agreements taken by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, including:
  1. The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
  2. Agenda 21 - Global Programme of Action on Sustainable Development
  3. Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests
  4. Declaration of Barbados and the Programme of Action for the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States
  5. Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (1972)