Agenda 21 and You

Most Americans never heard of Agenda 21 when it was unveiled at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Yet this United Nations program, framed as “sustainable development,” has been steadily advanced for decades — not through open debate or ratified treaties, but through regulations, executive orders, and local partnerships that bypass the will of the people. Agenda 21 and You shines light on the documents, the players, and the policies that reveal its real purpose.

Behind the talk of conservation and equity, Agenda 21 promotes sweeping control over land use, energy, transportation, and education. Families and farmers find their property rights restricted; local governments discover their planning dictated by outside consultants; whole communities are reshaped according to UN blueprints. Federal agencies, state bureaucrats, and groups such as ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) act as conduits, embedding UN goals into county zoning boards and city ordinances.

The booklet draws from UN proceedings, government reports, and investigative research to show how phrases like “smart growth” and “sustainable communities” disguise a deeper agenda. What appears to be environmental stewardship is often the first step toward undermining free enterprise, expanding bureaucracy, and diminishing American sovereignty. Instead of empowering individuals, Agenda 21 empowers regulators and global planners who answer to no electorate.

For readers concerned about liberty, Agenda 21 and You provides both warning and direction. It demonstrates how these policies spread quietly and what steps can be taken to stop them: educating neighbors, pressing local officials, and rejecting entanglement with UN-linked programs. The stakes are clear. Will Americans continue to govern themselves under the Constitution, or yield their independence to a program drafted by international bureaucrats?

With urgency and precision, this booklet equips readers to recognize Agenda 21 for what it truly is — not an environmental program, but a political blueprint for global control. (2011, 32pp, pb)