Sustainable Development
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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What is Sustainable Development?
UN's Definition :
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
World Commission on Environment and Development, WCED published
"Our Common Future"
MAINSTREAM CONCEPT
- Before 1970: religion, science, nationalism
- Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in 1962
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OPTIMISTIC & PESSIMISTIC
- Optimistic:
- Malthus：An Essay on the Principle of Population
- Pessimistic:
- Julian Simon: The Ultimate Resource
World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. It is run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
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EARTH SUMMIT
- Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
- Agenda 21
- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC
- Convention on Biological Diversity, CBD
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCCD
