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What was the significant outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992?
What was the significant outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992?
- Passing of a resolution to maximize environmental exploitation
- Adoption of Agenda 21 for initiating Sustainable Development (correct)
- Signing of the Kyoto Protocol
- Creation of the World Commission on Environment and Development
What is sustainable development?
What is sustainable development?
- A process of changes in which the exploitation of resources is minimized
- A process of changes in which the environment is disregarded for the sake of economic growth
- A process of changes in which the exploitation of resources is maximized
- A process of changes in which the exploitation of resources, investments, technological development, and institutional changes are in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs (correct)
According to the World Commission on Environment and Development, what is the aim of sustainable development?
According to the World Commission on Environment and Development, what is the aim of sustainable development?
- To prioritize economic growth over environmental concerns
- To meet human needs and aspirations without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs (correct)
- To enhance only current potential without considering future needs
- To exploit resources without considering future generations
What did the World Commission on Environment and Development introduce in 1987?
What did the World Commission on Environment and Development introduce in 1987?
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What does Agenda 21 describe?
What does Agenda 21 describe?
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