Johannesburg 2002 - The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)

Ten years on from the Rio Earth Summit, world nations met at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. This meeting has achieved several new agreements and set many targets to reduce world poverty, health inequalities and environmental degradation.

As a result of this summit, government has reviewed the 1999 UK Sustainable Development Strategy, and published a new version "Securing the Future" in March 2005. As part of this, a community level programme, called "Every Action Counts", to encourage individuals and communities to take action locally. For more information, visit www.sustainable-development.gov.uk