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1968 in the environment

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List of years in the environment (table)
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This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1968. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.

Events

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Earthrise, taken on December 24, 1968, during Apollo 8
  • The Conservancy Association, a Hong Kong non-governmental environmental organisation, is established
  • Desert Solitaire is published. An autobiographical work by American writer Edward Abbey, it is recognised as an iconic work of nature writing and a staple of early environmentalist writing.
  • The Population Bomb is published. Written by Paul R. Ehrlich and his wife, Anne Ehrlich, it warned of the mass starvation of humans in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation, as well as other major societal upheavals, and advocated immediate action to limit population growth.
June
July
October
  • The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created in the United States by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968, to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free-flowing condition.
December

References

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  1. ^ Rowell, Galen. "The Earthrise Photograph". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  2. ^ "Declaration Of The United Nations Conference On The Human Environment" (PDF). United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law. 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-12-31. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

See also

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