1994 



In preparation for the U.N. Conference on Human Environment, June 

 1972, Stockholm, Sweden, the United Nations member countries were re- 

 quested to prepare national reports describing their environmental problems 

 and discussing actions being taken to resolve them. This document is the 

 U.S. response to that request. 

 United Nations. Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972. 

 Report. New York, United Nations, 1973. 77 p. (United Nations. [Document] 

 A/CONF. 48/14/Rev. 1) "United Nations publication. Sales no. E. 73.II.A.14." 

 United Nations. Dept. of Economic and Social affairs. Organization and Admin- 

 istration of Environmental Programmes. New York, United Nations, 1974. 

 187 p. (United Nations. [Document] ST/ESA/16) 



"The substance of the papers concerns those aspects of the United Nations 

 Conference on the Human Environment having special relevance for the or- 

 ganization and management of government." 

 Wilson, Thomas W., Jr. "Creating Mechanisms for International Environmental 

 Action: Requirements and Response." Stanford Journal of International 

 Studies, V. 8, spring 1973: 113-122. 



This comment examines the possible effectiveness of the U.N.'s "action 

 plan" for the environment. 



