There are two Rio Treaties
1) Rio Treaty (Inter American Treaty Of Reciprocal Assistance)
that was signed on September 2 1947. This originally was ratified
by all 21 American Republics. The treaty said that if any threat of
armed conflict or aggression was made against one of the signatory
nations by a member or non member state, it would be seen as an
attack against all. No member was to use force without consent of
the others. Measures against aggressors would need a two thirds
majority. It differed from previous Inter American treaties in that
it is a regional treaty within a larger international organisation,
it recognises the Security Council of the United Nations.
2) Rio Treaty (Convention on Biological Diversity). An
international environmental agreement that was approved at the
Earth Summit in Rio de Janerio 1992. The aim of this is
conservation of the planets biodiversity by fair use of its
resources.