Sustainable Development and Environment

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)?

What is the main principle of the Stockholm Declaration concerning natural resources?

What is the purpose of integrated development planning according to the Stockholm Declaration?

What is the main objective of sustainable development?

What does the Environmental Kuznets Curve illustrate?

What is the outcome of the World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987?

What is the common theme among the outcomes of the UN conferences mentioned?

What is the result of globalization on the environment, according to the text?

According to the Brundtland Commission, what is the goal of sustainable development?

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

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.