The Environment Chronicle
Notable environmental events between 1970 and 1979 Deselect
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- 1960 25 Events (Conference)
- 1970 106 Events (Conference)
- 1980 139 Events (Conference)
- 1990 271 Events (Conference)
- 2000 30 Events (Conference)
- 2001 32 Events (Conference)
- 2002 39 Events (Conference)
- 2003 37 Events (Conference)
- 2004 44 Events (Conference)
- 2005 47 Events (Conference)
- 2006 46 Events (Conference)
- 2007 57 Events (Conference)
- 2008 119 Events (Conference)
- 2009 286 Events (Conference)
- 2010 315 Events (Conference)
- 2011 293 Events (Conference)
- 2012 231 Events (Conference)
- 2013 331 Events (Conference)
- 2014 366 Events (Conference)
- 2015 374 Events (Conference)
- 2016 341 Events (Conference)
- 2017 310 Events (Conference)
- 2018 25 Events (Conference)
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Organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the First World Climate Conference (WCC-1) was held on 12-23 February, 1979 in Geneva, Switzerland. The WCC-1 recognized climate change as a serious problem and the WCC-1 declaration called for the urgent development of a common strategy for a greater understanding of the climate system and a rational use of climate information, and proposed the establishment of the World Climate Programme (WCP).
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The jury sits for the first time to award the Blue Angel eco-label. The process involves close cooperation between consumer organisations, environmental groups and business. The label becomes an important help for environmentally aware consumers. There are now many other eco-labels, and in 1998, the FEA publishes a guide to the 40 eco-labels now in use.
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The 30th World Health Assembly lays the foundation for a global health strategy with the "health for all" resolution (WHA 30.43). This lays out the key target that "all citizens of the world will attain by the year 2000 a level of health that will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life"
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The conference seeks to coordinate measures for combating hunger and malnourishment. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and a world food council are called into being.
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The conference recommends a world population action plan for governments, in order to better understand the problem of population growth.
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The conference created the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) as well as an international Environment day on 5th June. The conference also decides to include non-UN scientific organisations in realising the programme (a "parallel action plan"). The wish to mediate more between the industrialised and developing world was also expressed.
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This summit makes environmental protection a political reality.
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The European Declaration on Nature Conservation is passed at the conference.
