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The Sustainable Development Timeline - 2009

By Heather Creech on January 17, 2010

Starting with the release of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962, the IISD Sustainable Development Timeline highlights key meetings, environmental events, publications and other milestones that have paved the path toward sustainability. This sixth edition, available in French and English, was published in January 2010. IISD gratefully acknowledges the support of Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth in the production of this edition.

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Copyright: IISD, 2010

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