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.
The United Nations declares basic development goals to be met by 2015.
In 1999, the World Green Building Council is founded in San Francisco.
The European Union adopts a model linking sustainability with ecological, economic, and social issues.
The Habitat II UN Conference on Human Settlements takes place in Istanbul in 1996.
The World Summit for Social Development takes place in Copenhagen.
