VOL. XXXV

NO. 36

8-JUNE-1992

General

Earth Summit Opens in Rio de Janeiro

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), alsorefered to as "the Earth Summit," opened in Rio de Janeiro on 3 June.The 12-day conference promises to be the largest gathering of world leaders everheld, with as many as 100 expected to attend. Delegates from more than 170countries are taking part, with a total of over 35,000 participants. Theconference plans to produce five documents, comprising two...