The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 was an undisputed milestone in environment protection and management. The ambitious target to achieve by 2010, a significant re - duction in the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level, was not met. In October 2010, the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted a revised and updated Strategic Plan for Biodiversity for 2011–20. The forthcoming UN Conference on Sustai - nable Development is going to aim particularly at the Green Economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. and Jan Plesník.
The Chövsgöl National Park is located in the northwest of Mongolia near the border with Russia. It occupies a transition zone where the central Asian steppes meet the Siberian taiga forest. The article presents a brief overview of native flora and fauna and current environmental issues. and Eva Součková.
This article describes abandoned old clay pits in the Přelouč district, which became a refuge for several plant and animal species of conservation concern. and Martin Kohoutek, Jiří Rejl.