Rio Prepares For The UN Earth Summit

In 1972 in Sweden, the environmental issue was first discussed at a major UN forum. Now 20 years later, the world meets again at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June, 1992. The aim of the Conference is to strike a balance between the environment and development, and establish international policies to reduce global warming, conserve biological diversity and preserve the world's forests. Facing the prospect of tens of thousands of government representatives, non-governmental organizations and media correspondents, Rio is preparing for the land mark Earth Summit.