Charles Darwin describes the evolution of the species through natural selection.
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At the Gothenburg Summit in 2001, the European Council agreed upon a sustainability strategy for the European Union.
On 1 January 1970, US President Nixon signs the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Union Internationale des Architectes meets in 1993, paving the way for sustainable construction.
Thomas Edison produces his first long-lasting light bulb.
The ministry functions as the central state administrative authority and highest inspection authority in environmental affairs.
US President Bill Clinton announces the “Greening of the White House” to begin on Earth Day 1993.
An act nationalizing private forests in order to protect them ended up backfiring.
The Antarctic Treaty is the first international conservation treaty after the end of the Second World War.
The act is an important and controversial parliamentary decision regulating access to New Zealand’s natural resources.