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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?

SOME DEFINITIONS:

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1) “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the

ability of future generations to meet their own needs “, Report of

the World Commission on Environment and Development

(1987)

WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?

SOME DEFINITIONS:

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2)“Devolopment which keeps for both present and future

generations the possibility to satisfy their basic living needs and

which at same time does not belittle the diversity of nature and

keeps the natural functions of ecosystems”Czech Environmental

Act, 1992)

WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?

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3)“Effort to find a balance between the quality of the

environment and the development of the society”

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4)“key themes of Sustainable Development include among other

things poverty alleviation, citizenship, peace, ethics, resposibility in local and

global context, democracy and governance, justice…health…

environmental protection…natural resource management” (European Strategy of

Education for Sustainable Development-http://www.unece.org/env/esd/Strategy&Framework)

WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?

OUR SHARED DEFINITION:

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS A

BALANCED, HARMONIC; SOCIALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE

DEVELOPMENT

THE PRICIPLES OF

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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1)Respect to the Environment:

It means that

• we should cooperate in a spirit of global partnership to conserve, protect and restore the health and integrity of the

Earth’s ecosystem.

• we should respect the natural rules and have regard for the use of natural

resources.

• we should slow down the speed of resource consumption and pollution production.

THE PRICIPLES OF

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2) Improving quality of life:

It means that

• we should put human beings at the centre of the concerns.

• we should lead a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature.

• we should consider that human life has not only material dimension, but also social,

cultural, moral and intellectual ones.

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3) Global Responsibility:

It means that

• we should be aware of the connection between global and local affairs as well as

of the different situations and resposibilities of more and developed

countries.

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4)Respect to future:

It means that

• we shouldthink not just on a short-term basis, but also on long-term impacts of our

decisions and of our behaviours.

• we should ensure a healthy environment for future generations.

THE PRICIPLES OF

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5)Fair opportunities

It means that

• we should divide prosperity between every single state and

between different social groups.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:

A balance between social life, economy and environment.

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