摘要
In June of 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio De Janeiro adopted five important documents, including Agenda 21. Since then, Agenda 21 has become a programmatic document calling for all nations in the world to develop and put into effect their own national strategies for sustainable development. The implementation of Agenda 21 has been a new beginning for greater international cooperation, faster economic development and a better global environment. Not long after this Conference, at the 23rd session of the Environment Protection Committee of the State Council held in July of 1992, the Chinese Government decided that the State Planning Commission and the State Science and Technology Com-
