The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) took place in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Global Forum produced dozens of resolutions and conventions, obviously much closer related to the need for a change to real sustainable development. It applied tremendous pressure on the bureaucratic and stiff UN conference to move further and faster.
The UN summit focused on three broad concepts: An "Earth Charter" covering a number of principles aiming at development and the protection of the environment, was the first focus for discussion. Secondly, "Agenda 21" was intended to be a global action plan for sustainable development; thirdly, developing countries demanded a substantial increase in new funding from developed countries to contribute to sustainable development in the South.