biosphere

Greece’s first national park, at Mount Olympus, the country’s highest mountain, is declared in 1938.

The 1992 international convention articulates a legally binding obligation to maintain the integrity of ecosystems.

Following the emergence of its colonial forest service, France establishes the first forest reserves to manage the precious tropical rain forests in Cochinchina (present-day Vietnam).

Princess Augusta and Lord Bute establish the first botanic garden at Kew.

The first international conference on global biosphere protection by UNESCO takes place in Paris in 1968.