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Minamata
a disease caused by severe mercury poisoning from Nichitsu chemical factory. The disease can cause insanity, paralysis and coma's in extreme cases. -
James Lovelock's Gaia
A principle the suggests organisms interact with their surroundings to form a self-regulating system. -
Rachel Corson's Silent Spring
an environmental science book which documented the detrimental effects on the environment by the use of pesticides and accusing the chemical industry is spreading disinformation. -
The Club of Rome
An organization of individuals who share a common concern for the future of humanity, to promote understanding of the global challenges facing humanity and to propose solutions. -
Stockholm Conference
an international conference on the human environment. it was marked a turning point in the development of international environmental politics. -
Bhopal
a gas leak in a pesticide plant, Bhopal, killing hundreds of people alongside animals and plants, littering the streets. -
Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
French secret agents sank the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, killing one of the group's campaigners on board. -
Chernobyl
A explosion at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant causing mass radiation contamination. It had catastrophic effect to the surrounding environment and people. -
Our Common Future
A report for targets for a search for a sustainable development path. it aimed to re-examine the critical issues of environment and development and to formulate innovative, concrete, and realistic action proposals to deal with them. -
Agenda 21
it was a plan of action made to achieve a more sustainable population, especially is LEDC's. -
Johannes Burg World Summit on Sustainable Developments.
where WSSD gathered a number of leaders from business and non-governmental organizations to discuss sustainable developments. -
An Inconvenient Truth
American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming. -
kyoto climate change protocol
A United Nations convention on climate change and assigning mandatory targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas -
Copenhagen (COP-15)
A conference that led to a creation of a document that recognized that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the present day and that actions should be taken to keep any temperature increases to below 2 °C. -
UN Earth (Rio) Summit
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. An important achievement of the summit was an agreement on the Climate Change Convention which in turn led to the Kyoto Protocol.