1998 - Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent
2000 - Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety adopted to address issue of genetically modified organisms
2000 - Malmö Declaration - first Global Ministerial Forum on the Environment calls for strengthened international environmental governance
2000 - Millennium Declaration - environmental sustainability included as one of eight Millennium Development Goals
2001 - Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
2002 - World Summit on Sustainable Development
2004 - Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity Building
2005 - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment highlights the importance of ecosystems to human well-being, and the extent of ecosystem decline
2005 - World Summit outcome document highlights key role of environment in sustainable development
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