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The Earth Summit, also known as the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), was a landmark conference held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, attended by 108 heads of state and government, which helped establish the concept of sustainable development and led to the creation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The summit was a key moment in the history of environmentalism, with the participation of notable figures such as [[mikhail-gorbachev|Mikhail Gorbachev]] and [[gro-harlem-brundtland|Gro Harlem Brundtland]]. The conference's outcomes have had a lasting impact on global environmental policy, with the UNFCCC being signed by 154 states and later becoming a cornerstone of international climate change mitigation efforts, as recognized by organizations like the [[united-nations-environment-programme|United Nations Environment Programme]] and the [[world-wildlife-fund|World Wildlife Fund]].