Question

What is Agenda 21?

Options

• A monitoring commission established to support implementation of Rio agreements

• A comprehensive global action plan for achieving sustainable development in the 21st century

• A non-binding guideline document for the sustainable management of forests

• A treaty on the conservation of biodiversity opened for signature at Rio

Answer 1

Agenda 21 is a comprehensive global action plan for achieving sustainable development in the 21st century. It was one of the major outcome documents of the Earth Summit, distinct from the Rio Declaration and Forest Principles.