You can copy this Manager Aid Home page or elements of it at own volition without further permission as long as due acknowledgements to this page and to this site address are made and as long the philanthropic spirit of Manager Aid is respected. Please provide your feedback and ideas to continually unfold and improve this Manager Aid charter. We welcome Your ideas and redactional contributions. Please send them to us at the e-mail address below. It is also known as the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development or Agenda 21.
Humanity stands at a defining moment in history.
We are confronted with a perpetuation of disparities between and within nations, a worsening of poverty, hunger, ill health and illiteracy, and the continuing deterioration of the ecosystems on which we depend for our well-being. However, integration of environment and development concerns and greater attention to them will lead to the fulfilment of basic needs, improved living standards for all, better protected and managed ecosystems and a safer, more prosperous future. Agenda 21 addresses the pressing problems of today and also aims at preparing the world for the challenges of the next century. It reflects a global consensus and political commitment at the highest level on development and environment cooperation. Its successful implementation is first and foremost the responsibility of Governments.