POLS 1402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: World Wide Fund For Nature, United Nations Environment Programme, Sustainable Development
22 Apr 2018
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A stable climate = resources humans depend on for survival now become a threat. The current use and degradation of the earth"s resources is unsustainable. There are vast inequalities between rich and poor in their use of earth"s resources. British royal society for the protection of birds (1889) Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of future generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. To ensure a balance between economic development, social development and environmental protection as interdependent and mutually reinforcing components of sustainable development. Specialised agencies, e. g. food and agriculture organization. 1972 - un conference on the human environment. Principle 21 links state sovereignty with responsibility not to pollute. Identified the need to balance with economic development. 1992 un conference on environment and development. Platform for agenda 21 non-binding agreement on best practice".
