The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), ihe omume nke United Nations, na-ahazi ọrụ gburugburu ebe obibi nke nzukọ ahụ ma na-enyere mba ndị na-emepe emepe aka na mmejuputa atumatu na omume gburugburu ebe obibi. Ọ bụ Maurice Strong, onye isi ya nke mbụ, guzobere ya, n'ihi Nzukọ nke United Nations na Human Environment (Nzukọ nke Stockholm) na June 1972 ma nwee ọrụ zuru oke maka nsogbu gburugburu ebe obibi n'etiti ụlọ ọrụ United Nations; Otú ọ dị, mkparịta ụka mba ụwa na nsogbu ndị ọkachamara, dị ka ịgwọ mgbanwe ihu igwe ma ọ bụ ịlụ ọgụ na desertification, na-elekọta ya site na òtù UN ndị ọzọ, dị ka Secretariat nke United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change na United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Ihe omume UNEP na-ekpuchi ọtụtụ nsogbu nke ikuku, na ala na gburugburu ebe obibi, nchịkwa gburugburu ebe obibi na akụ na ụba na-acha akwụkwọ ndụ. Ọ rụọla ọrụ dị mkpa n'ịzụlite nkwekọrịta gburugburu ebe obibi na mba ụwa, na-akwado sayensị gburugburu ebe obibi na mmepe na mmepe (Stockholm Conference) na June 1972 ma nwee
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