Agenda 21 is an action plan of the United Nations (UN) related to sustainable development and was an outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. It is a comprehensive blueprint of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the UN, governments, and major groups in every area in which humans directly affect the environment.
- It aimed at achieving global sustainable development.
- The agenda was to combat environmental damage, ** and ***.
- It can be achieved through global cooperation on common interests, mutual needs and shared responsibilities.
