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Sustainable development
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- Sustainable Development is an umbrella that attempts to bridge the divide between economic growth and environmental protection, while taking into account other issues traditionally associated with development. It seeks to develop means of supporting economic growth while supporting biodiversity, relieving poverty and without using up natural capital in the short term at the expense of long term development.
- While many definitions of the term have been introduced over the years, the most commonly cited definition comes from the report Our Common Future, more commonly known as the Brundtland Report, which states that sustainable development is development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
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[edit] Sustainbale development Resources
- To see what the UK government are doing about sustainable development (or claim to be doing...) you can visit the governement sustainable development website: www.sustainable-development.gov.ukand the Sustainable Development Commission, the Government’s independent watchdog on sustainable development.
- The Division for Sustainable Development provides leadership and is an authoritative source of expertise within the United Nations system on sustainable development.
- The sustainable development encyclopedia also has some useful information.
Other sustainable development websites:
