Earth Summit
Also known as United Nations Conference on Environments and Development, UNCED, Rio Conference, Rio de Janeiro Conference
international conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 1992
Key facts
- Date
- 3–14 June 1992 ( 1992-06-03 – 1992-06-14 )
- Location
- Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- Also known as
- Rio de Janeiro Conference Earth Summit
- Participants
- 108 heads of state and government
- Outcome
- Establishment of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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The Earth Summit was a UN event.
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Conference or the Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92, Cúpula da Terra), was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992.
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1992 conferences1992 in Rio de Janeiro1992 in the environment1992 in the United Nations20th-century diplomatic conferencesDiplomatic conferences in BrazilEnvironmental conferencesJune 1992 in South AmericaPolitics of Rio de Janeiro (state)United Nations conferences on the environmentUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change