World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) was held in

In 1992 world leaders convened an Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in search of international agreements that could help save the world from pollution, poverty and the waste of resources. Another Earth Summit was convened from 26 August to 4 September 2002 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nagotiators for 191 countries agreed on an action plan to alleviate poverty and conserve the natural resources of earth.