United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED)

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Earth Summit, was a major global meeting held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. It brought together leaders, experts, and representatives from around the world to discuss urgent environmental issues and sustainable development. The conference aimed to find ways to balance economic growth with protecting natural resources and ecosystems. It resulted in important agreements like the Rio Declaration and Agenda 21, which provide guidelines for countries to work together to address problems like pollution, deforestation, climate change, and biodiversity loss.