A4.5 Content of Agenda 21
Agenda 21 is split into four sections:
Section 1: Social and Economic Dimensions
This includes combating poverty, changing consumption patterns, population and demographic dynamics, promoting health, promoting sustainable settlement patterns and integrating environment and development into decision-making.
Section 2: Conservation and Management of Resources for Development
This includes atmospheric protection, combating deforestation, protecting fragile environments, conservation of biological diversity (biodiversity), and control of pollution.
Section 3: Strengthening the Role of Major Groups
This includes the roles of children and youth, women, NGOs, local authorities, business and workers.
Section 4: Means of Implementation
This includes science, technology transfer, education, international institutions and mechanisms and financial mechanisms.
The full report is available from the United Nations, Department of Economic & Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development:
http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=400&nr=23&menu=35