The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio deJaneiro, Brazil, 1992) adopted the Agenda 21. In 1994, the Chinese government formulated and released China's Agenda 21: White Paper on China's Population,Environment and Development in the 21st Century, which deemed the first national level Agenda 21 in the world. In March 1994, the State Council approved the establishment of the Administrative Centre for China's Agenda 21(ACCA21)to effectively promote the implementation of China's Agenda 21.The Centre is affiliated to the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (MOST). ACCA21’s mission is to facilitate the implementation of the China's Agenda 21; to pursue ways and approaches balancing comprehensive and multi-level development of economy, society and environment by means of technological innovation; and to promote sustainable development in China.