The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, also known as Earth Summit, held in June of 1992, in Rio de Janeiro, bringing together more than 180 countries. It was at Rio-92 that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was opened for signature.
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Deforestation
Deforestation
It is the clearing of forests from the ground. It should be noted that forests are a significant sink for carbon dioxide.
Forest conversion
Forest conversion
Change to the forest environment to establish another land use, such as pasture and agriculture; deforestation.