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In Rio de Janeiro, June 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) agreed upon Agenda 21. This initiative, an international action programme for the next century, emphasised, among other things, co-operation between local authorities and groups in tackling environmental problems. About 2,500 actions were agreed upon in Agenda 21, two-thirds of which are to take place at the local level along the credo ‘think global, act local’. Taking this cue for action at heart, some 2,000 municipalities in 50 countries have started LA21 activities.
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Coenen, F.H.J.M., Huitema, D., O’Toole, L.J. (1998). Introduction Part Two: Local Agenda 21. In: Coenen, F.H.J.M., Huitema, D., O’Toole, L.J. (eds) Participation and the Quality of Environmental Decision Making. Environment & Policy, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5330-0_6
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