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Population to 1 billion
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population to 2 billion
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Founding of IUCN
Established in October 5, 1948, in Fontainebleau, France. Its an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. It was established because governments and civil society organizations wanted to come together with a shared goal to protect and preserve nature and natural resources. -
Minamata
Minamata disease in Japan was cause by the accidental release of methyl mercury from the Chisso Corporations chemical factory into the water and fish. The disease a used neurological damage and thousands of people slowly suffered and died. -
Population to 3 billion
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Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was an influential book that documented the harmful effects chemical pollution and pesticides has on the environment and people. The book influenced many people t take action and realize how dangerous these chemicals are. -
The Club of Rome
The Limits to Growth is a book written by The Club of Rom. It is historically the best-selling environmental book. This book explore why the fast-growing population has a log lasting effect on limited resources. -
Stockholm Conference
The worldwide community first came together at the Stockholm Conference to discuss the requirements of the world's environment and development. It also looked at the impact that human activities were having on the environment. -
Population to 4 billion
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James Lovelock's Gaia
The book Gaia by James Lovelock offered the idea that the Earth is a living thing with self-regulating processes that keep the climate and biological conditions stable. He added that humanity's actions were disrupting this balance. -
Bhopal
When 42 tons of toxic methyl isocyanate gas from the Union Carbide pesticide plant in the Indian City of Bhopal were released. It was a tragic event where there were an estimated 25,000 deaths from this. -
Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
To keep the ship from interfering with a nuclear test on the Polynesian island of Moruo, the Rainbow Warrior sunk. This occasion supported anti-nuclear testing environmental campaigns. -
Whaling
The long and harsh effects of commercial whaling, which was the illegal act of killing whales and selling them on the black market, was put to an end by the 1986 ban made. But there are still countries that ignore the moratorium on commercial whaling. -
Chernobyl
Chernobyl occurred on April 26th, 1986. A reactor plant in Ukraine exploded and radioactive dust spread into the atmosphere. Over 3 million people were evacuated and there was a significant increase in the number of people who got cancer. -
Population to 5 billion
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Our Common Future
Our Common Future was a report by the UN WCED on March 20th, 1987. It connected environmental concerns to development and looked to promote sustainable development through international collaboration. -
UN Earth (Rio) Summit
The UN Earth (Rio) Summit was a conference on June 3rd, 1992. It encouraged people to think of the values of the ecosystem apart from the economic ones. It also showed people a different perspective on sustainability to a global scale. -
Agenda 21
Agenda 21 was a blueprint for action to achieve sustainable development worldwide coordinated by the United Nations on June 14th, 1992. Over 178 governments adopted the plans. The plan of action was to occur globally, nationally, and locally by environmental groups in which human impact the environment. -
Population to 6 billion
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Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development
The Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development looked mainly at social issues and targets were set to reduce poverty and increase people’s access to safe drinking water and sanitation. -
Kyoto Climate Change Protocol
In the Kyoto Climate Change Protocol countries were allocated amounts of carbon dioxide they were allowed to emit. However, nations were allowed to sell carbon emissions not used to other nations, which then created the carbon market. -
Hurricane Katrina
In August, Hurricane Katrina decimates New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, escalating concerns that global warming could exacerbate the region's weather patterns. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade program to control carbon dioxide emissions, is approved by the governors of seven northeastern states. -
An Inconvenient Truth
An inconvenient truth was a book written by Al Gore and it stated that if we continue ignoring the environmental problems they will only get bigger, not smaller. -
Copenhagen (COP-15)
Copenhagen (COP-15) was a political intent to constrain carbon and respond to climate change in both short and long terms. The conference also discussed how to help the poorest nations cope with climate change. Furthermore,115 world leaders attended the conference. -
Population to 7 billion
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Population to 8 billion