conservation

The Act is the first British legislation to encompass all of India’s forests and waterways.

The New Forest is declared a royal forest under King William I of England.

The US President Theodore Roosevelt publicizes safaris with his own hunting trip to East Africa.

The Albert National Park (later renamed Virunga) in the Belgian Congo becomes the first National Park in Africa.

The UN Conference for Environment and Development (UNED), known as the first “Earth Summit,” takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The United Nations develop a code of conduct for the protection and preservation of global natural habitats and resources.

Wangari Maathai, an environmentalist from Kenya, becomes the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Three global environmental organizations outline principles for conservation and sustainable development.

The first “Earth Day” is celebrated in the US in 1970; by 1990 it is observed worldwide.

The first international conference on global biosphere protection by UNESCO takes place in Paris in 1968.