Tableau chronologique du développement durable

This fact sheet traces the evolution of sustainable development from the 1960s to 2002. It highlights a progression from early environmental warnings, such as Rachel Carson's 1962 work, to the establishment of major international frameworks like the 1987 Brundtland Report and the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. The timeline documents the rise of environmental NGOs, the creation of UN agencies like UNEP, and the development of climate-specific agreements including the Montreal Protocol and the Kyoto Protocol. It also notes the intersection of sustainability with social issues, such as poverty eradication, human rights, and gender equality, culminating in the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.

• The 1960s and 70s saw the emergence of foundational environmental warnings and the creation of influential NGOs and laws, including the 1962 publication of 'Silent Spring' and the 1969 US National Environmental Policy Act.
• The 1970s marked the beginning of formal international environmental governance, notably with the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, which led to the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
• The 1987 Brundtland Report, 'Our Common Future', is credited with popularizing the term 'sustainable development' by linking social, economic, cultural, and environmental issues.
• The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro resulted in several critical international agreements, including the Convention on Biological Diversity, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Rio Declaration.
• Global efforts to address atmospheric threats evolved from the 1987 Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting substances to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for developed countries.
• By the late 1990s and early 2000s, the sustainability discourse expanded to include the impacts of globalization, trade, and urban growth, as seen in the 1995 establishment of the WTO and the 2000 observation that nearly half the world's population lived in cities.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2002). Tableau chronologique du développement durable. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/sd_timeline2002_fr.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Tableau chronologique du développement durable. 2002. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/sd_timeline2002_fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2002tableau, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Tableau chronologique du développement durable}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2002}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/sd_timeline2002_fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }