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What was the outcome of the UN Millennium Summit in 2000?
What is the main outcome of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Earth Summit) in 2012?
According to the Stockholm Declaration, what is essential for environmental management?
What is the time frame for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
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What is the main principle of the Stockholm Declaration concerning natural resources?
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What is the purpose of integrated development planning according to the Stockholm Declaration?
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What is the main objective of sustainable development?
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What does the Environmental Kuznets Curve illustrate?
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What is the outcome of the World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987?
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What is the common theme among the outcomes of the UN conferences mentioned?
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What is the result of globalization on the environment, according to the text?
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According to the Brundtland Commission, what is the goal of sustainable development?
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Study Notes
Sustainable Development
- Sustainable development is about balancing economic growth with environmental protection
- Definition: development that meets the present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs
Environmental Kuznets Curve
- Illustrates the trade-off between economic growth and environmental protection
- Initially, growth leads to increased resource use and waste emission, but beyond a certain point, further growth leads to reduced resource use and waste emission
Key Events and Outcomes
- 1972: UN Conference on Human Environment - Stockholm Declaration
- 1987: World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) - Report: Our Common Future
- 1992: UN Conference on Environment and Development - Rio Declaration, Agenda 21, and UNFCCC adoption
- 2000: UN Millennium Summit - Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
- 2012: UN Conference on Sustainable Development - Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Stockholm Declaration
- 26 principles, including:
- Human rights must be asserted, and apartheid and colonialism condemned
- Natural resources must be safeguarded
- The Earth's capacity to produce renewable resources must be maintained
- Wildlife must be safeguarded
- Non-renewable resources must be shared and not exhausted
- Pollution must not exceed the environment's capacity to clean itself
- Damaging oceanic pollution must be prevented
- Development is needed to improve the environment
- Developing countries need assistance and reasonable prices for exports to carry out environmental management
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Learn about the impact of globalization on the environment and the importance of balancing economic growth with environmental protection. Explore the concept of sustainable development and its implications for future generations.
