Summary
In September 1991, the Council issued the “Arab Declaration on Environment, Development and Prospects for the Future”, which outlined the Arab environmental action and charted visions and directions on the major environmental issues on the agenda of the Earth Summit. The Declaration took into account the right of Arab countries to utilize their natural resources to achieve sustainable development. The statement was reinforced in May 1992 with a document that included the Arab action plan and agenda for sustainable development, in line with Agenda 21.