- It is also called Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit , Rio Summit, Rio Conference, and Earth Summit
- Held in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro
- Rio+20 also held in Rio de Janeiro in 2012
- Summit resulted in following documents :
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- Agenda 21
- Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
- Forest Principles
- Following legally binding agreements were opened for signature in this summit:
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- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)
- UN Convention to Combat Desertification