The Environmental Movement: Major events timeline

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  • James Lovelock's Gaia

    The theory put forward by James Lovelock, that living matter on earth collectively defines and regulates the material conditions necessary for the continuance of life.
  • Rachel Carson's Slient Spring

    Is an environmental science book, the book documented the detrimental effects on the environment of the indiscriminate use of pesticides.
  • The Club of Rome

    The club of Rome is a global think tank that deals with variety of international issues such as; global warming, well-being, and humanitarian challenges to name a few.
  • Stockholm Conference

    The United Nations conference on the human environment was held in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior

    Commended Operation satanic, was bombing operation by the "action" branch of the french foreign intelligence services.
  • Chernobyl

    A catastrophic nuclear accident, which caused 31 direct deaths.
  • Our Common Future

    Our common future report from the United Nations world commission on environment and development.
  • Kyoto Climate Change Protocol

    Is an international treaty, that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that global warming is occurring
  • Agenda 21

    A non-binary, voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development. Held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development

    It was convened to discuss sustainable development by the United Nations.
  • An inconvenient truth

    A documentary made to raise public awareness of changes on global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
  • Copenhagen (COP-15)

    The 2009 United Nations climate change conference, which included the 15th conference of the parties.
  • Minamata

    The minamata convention on mercury is an international treaty designed to protect human health and the environment from anthropocentric emissions.