Stockholm declaration

The so-called persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are the subject of the Rio Declaration (1994) and the Stockholm Convention (2001) these international agreements (yet to be ratified in all signatory countries, including the United States) call for the elimination from production of 12 persistent chemicals, including the chlorinated pesticides and PCBs mentioned above (all of which have already been eliminated from production in the United States). Current regulatory efforts in the European Union and the United States place emphasis on elimination or restriction of all PBTs (persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals). 

Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. Stockholm, Sweden United Nations 1992. Publication E. 73.II.A. 14. Online. Available HTTP (accessed 6 July 2003). 

The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, reaffirming the Declaration of the UN Conference adopted at Stockholm, 1972. 

Declaration on the Human Environment - The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, June 1972, through. ... 

The declaration about the environment given in STOCKHOLM in June 1972 states "Man has a fundamental right to freedom, to equality and satisfactory living conditions in an environment whose quality allows him to live in dignity and comfort. He has the... 

In many respects, the Rio Declaration resembled the Declaration on Human Environment issued by the Stockholm Conference in 1972. The 27 non-binding principles of the Rio Declaration included the polluter pays concept and the precautionary principle. The latter recommends that, before a construction project begins, an impact study should be conducted to identify and forestall potential harm to the environment. 

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