Records on the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) Also referred to as the Earth Summit, held at Rio de Janiero, Brazil in June 1992

The materials in FOIA 1999-0128-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. 1999-0128-F contains materials material relating to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also referred to as the Earth Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro in June of 1992. Of these materials, approximately 2300 pages have been closed in whole or part. The materials consist primarily of correspondence, memoranda, and drafts. Subjects addressed include Summit attendance, climate change, global warming, international agreements, and implementation of environmental measures. The documents in the WHORM Subject File are primarily letters. Some urge President Bush to attend the Summit while others suggest that he not attend. Correspondence also includes suggestions about priorities and points to be addressed at the Summit. The request also includes several sets of letters from schoolchildren concerned about the future of the environment and asking Bush to attend the Summit. While records pertaining to the actual Summit (trip schedules and briefing materials about Rio) can be found in the staff files, most of the records in this request are either planning or follow-up documents. Many of the planning documents are drafts of chapters comprising Agenda 21, a major policy document resulting from the Summit. A final, advance draft of Agenda 21 can be found in the files of Jeffrey Holmstead as can chapter drafts. Teresa Gorman's files also include drafts. These drafts were written for international meetings, called PrepComs, held to prepare for UNCED. These drafts have been heavily redacted due to the Presidential Records Act (PRA) restriction on confidential advice, but they still demonstrate the development of various Agenda 21 chapters. Read less