sustainability

Pope John Paul II and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople call for a “conservation of Creation.”

The 1992 international convention articulates a legally binding obligation to maintain the integrity of ecosystems.

The Association of Zimbabwe Traditional Environmental Conservationists (AZTREC) is founded in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo Province.

Since its foundation in 1980, the German Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) has maintained a strong environmental platform and reshaped the German political landscape.

This essay introduces the term deep ecology to philosophical debates.

The Society for the Preservation of Nature in Israel is founded in 1953; today it is the largest conservation organization in Israel.

Scientists, doctors and, politicians are the principle players behind the Netherlands’ first hygiene movement.

The Rio+20 World Summit takes place in Rio de Janeiro.

The World Summit for Sustainable Development (Rio+10) takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa.

At the Gothenburg Summit in 2001, the European Council agreed upon a sustainability strategy for the European Union.