This state organization is founded to manage the conservation of New Zealand’s natural heritage.
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A German physician lays a cornerstone for public health and hygiene services.
The European Union adopts a model linking sustainability with ecological, economic, and social issues.
Following the establishment of the Xapuri Rural Workers’ Union, Brazilian activist Chico Mendes becomes a symbol for peaceful resistance to social injustice and environmental destruction.
On 12 January 2010, an earthquake destroys vast areas of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and its surroundings.
One of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history strikes Aleppo in Northern Syria.
Robert Anderson, a Scottish inventor, develops a prototype vehicle that runs on rechargeable batteries, a major step towards the development of the electric car.
Developments in population and settlement in the US American West are strongly influenced by the construction of the Burlington Railroad Tracks.
The hunt for the great auk leads to the seabird’s extinction.
The region is plagued by the worst famine in centuries, leading to death, disease, and mass migration.