Deeply concerned that, despite the many successful and continuing efforts of the international community since the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held at Stockholm from 5 to 16 June 1972, and the fact that some progress has been achieved, the environment and the natural resource base that support life on earth continue to deteriorate at an alarming rate,
深为关注的是，尽管国际社会自1972年6月5日至16日在斯德哥尔摩举行的人类环境会议以来不断作出许多成功的努力并取得一些进展，但是环境和维系地球上生命的自然资源却以令人震惊的速率不断退化，