1987 in the environment

This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1987. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.

List of years in the environment (table)
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Events

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  • The barge Mobro 4000 became infamous for hauling the same load of trash along the east coast of North America from New York to Belize and back until a way was found to dispose of the garbage.
  • Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Report, was published by the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development. It is the source of the often quoted definition of sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

February

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  • The start of the "Phosphorite War", an environmental campaign in the then-Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, against the opening of large phosphorite mines in the Virumaa region.

April

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  • The Conservation Act 1987, New Zealand's principal act concerning the conservation of indigenous biodiversity, becomes law. It established the Department of Conservation.

June

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September

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See also

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