Write a short note on human environment conference 1972
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The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, Sweden from June 5–16 in 1972.
When the United Nations General Assembly decided to convene the 1972 Stockholm Conference, at the initiative of the Government of Sweden to host it, UN Secretary-General U Thant invited Maurice Strong to lead it as Secretary-General of the Conference, as the Canadian diplomat (under Pierre Trudeau) had initiated and already worked for over two years on the project.
The United Nations Conference of 1972 held in Stockholm was the first United Nations Conference which focused on the topic of environment.
This conference was an initiative taken by the government of Sweden.
The differences between the developed and developing countries were seen in the conference.
A declaration of 26 Principles concerning the environment were passed in the conference. Listed below:
● Safeguarding the natural resources and Wildlife.
● Maintaining capacity of earth to produce renewable resources.
● Check and control over pollution.
● Sharing of Non renewable resources by nations and not exauhsting them.
● Development to save and upgrade the environment and the developing countries need to be assisted in it.
● Government should plan their own appropriate pollution policies.