Official documents adopted by more than 178 Governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) - the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3 to 14 June 1992:
Documents
Agenda 21 - Chapter 11: Combating deforestation
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
Forest Principles - Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management of Forests
Processes stemming from the Earth Summit:
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Follow-up mechanism
Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) - created in December 1992 to ensure effective follow-up of UNCED, to monitor and report on implementation of the agreements at the local, national, regional and international level
In 1995, the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development established the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (IPF), followed by the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF), established in 1997 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
IPF - IFF Proposals for Action regarding the conservation of forests
