From June 5-16, 1972 the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment [3] was held in Stockholm, Sweden headed by Maurice Strong, who at the time was a Rockefeller Foundation trustee. The conference is “hailed as a landmark moment in the history of the modern environmental movement.” One of the major resolutions of this conference was for the creation of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) [9] and the adoption of an action plan – EarthWatch. [1, 2, 6, 7].
“In the light of the results of the Stockholm Conference, the United Nations General Assembly decided to establish UNEP to “serve as a focal point for environmental action and co-ordination within the United Nations system” (General Assently resolution 2997(XXVII) of 15 December 1972)”, a “global enviromnental organization at Government level.” [8]
The early mission of UNEP is to” provide leadership and encourage partnerships in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.” …”One of the most important functions of UNEP is the promotion of environmental science and information.” to generate reports and “created world-wide awareness on emerging environmental problems”.
It is said that former UN official Maurice Strong [4, 5], “established the political vehicle the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the scientific vehicle, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)” to help “cause the demise of industrialized nations”… “He brought them together at the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992.”!