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The United Nations and the Human Environment – Some Experiences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

Lars-Goran Engfeldt
Lars-Goran Engfeldt
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Lars-Goran Engfeldt was the Swedish liaison officer with the Stockholm secretariat during 1971–72, and is currently assistant to the secretary-general of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden..
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International Organization , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , Summer 1973 , pp. 393 - 412
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Copyright © The IO Foundation 1973

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1 The attitude of the United Kingdom and France was initially rather sceptical of the idea of a United Nations environment Conference. They favored a continuation of sectoral activities within the specialized agencies without costly manifestations at the central United Nations level actively involving the developing countries whose problems were not particularly acute, but which could be expected to use “the environmental bandwagon” as a vehicle for more financial assistance from the industrialized countries. This attitude was subsequently modified to a more positive approach.

2 The dispute originated from Argentina's concern about possible environmental disturbances on its territory caused by certain Brazilian river projects.