history of the environment

  • human population 1 million

  • 2 billion

  • minamata disaster

    It was a neurological disease caused by serve mercury poisoning. It was caused by the release of methylmercury in the industrial wastewater.
  • Rachel Carsons Silent Spring published 1962

    It was a book that developed the modern movement. It talked about pesticides in our world. It created a worldwide argument between scientist.
  • 3 billion

  • Endangered species Act 1973

    Provides work that conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habits both domestically and abroad
  • Stockholm Conference 1972

    It was a conference on the human environment in Stockholm. It contained 26 principles about environment issues
  • 4 million

  • Love Canel

    Decades of dumping toxic chemicals that killed residents that lived near by.
  • Bhopal Disaster 1984

    It was a pesticide plant that had high toxic gas. It had a leak that killed and injured a lot of people.
  • Montreal Protocol

    Substances that deplete the ozone layer is the landmark multilateral environment.
  • Chernobyl meltdown 1986

    It was a nuclear power plant that was destroyed. It was destroyed because a helicopter struck a crane.
  • 5 billion

  • 6 billion

  • Kyoto Protocol

    Ratification process it entered into force a limit on industrial countries.
  • Documentary Film An Inconvenient Truth released 2006

    It was a campaign to educate people about global warming. It was present to a lot of people.
  • 7 billion

  • 8 billion