TABLEAU CHRONOLOGIQUE DU DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE

This fact sheet outlines the evolution of sustainable development through a timeline of milestones. It tracks the emergence of environmental awareness in the 1960s, the establishment of international frameworks like the UN Environment Programme and the Montreal Protocol, and the formalization of the 'sustainable development' concept via the Brundtland Report. The timeline also documents ecological disasters, the rise of environmental NGOs, and the development of climate-specific initiatives such as the IPCC and the Kyoto Protocol.

• The 1960s and 1970s saw the rise of foundational environmental literature and legal frameworks, including Rachel Carson's 1962 work on pesticides and the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act in the United States, which established a national legislative framework for environmental protection.
• Major international institutional milestones include the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, which led to the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, where parties agreed on Agenda 21 and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
• The term 'sustainable development' was popularized by the 1987 Brundtland Report, 'Our Common Future', which linked social, economic, cultural, and environmental issues with global solutions.
• Global efforts to address atmospheric degradation include the 1987 Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer and the 2005 entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol, which mandates greenhouse gas emission reductions for developed countries.
• The timeline highlights the role of non-governmental organizations and grassroots movements, such as the 1971 start of Greenpeace in Canada, the 1975 Chipko movement in India, and the 1977 Greenbelt Movement in Kenya.
• Economic and social dimensions of sustainability are addressed through the 2000 Millennium Development Goals to fight poverty and hunger, and the 2006 Stern Report, which argues that the cost of inaction on climate change could be 20 times higher than the cost of immediate action.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2007). TABLEAU CHRONOLOGIQUE DU DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/sd_timeline_2007_fr.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. TABLEAU CHRONOLOGIQUE DU DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE. 2007. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/sd_timeline_2007_fr.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2007tableau, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{TABLEAU CHRONOLOGIQUE DU DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2007}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/sd_timeline_2007_fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }