فقد حدد الإعلان تهديدات جديدة وآخذة في الظهور، وضرورة إشراك المجتمع المدني والقطاع الخاص في التصدي لها بطريقة نظامية.
In the Declaration, Ministers and Heads of delegation were conscious of the fact that the root causes of global environmental degradation are embedded in social and economic problems such as pervasive poverty, unsustainable production and consumption patterns, inequity in distribution of wealth and the debt burden.