(WWF Brazil)
This definition appeared in the World Commission on Environment and Development, established by the United Nations to discuss and propose ways of harmonizing two goals: economic development and environmental conservation.
What you need to do to achieve sustainable development?
To be achieved, sustainable development depends on planning and the recognition that natural resources are finite.
This concept represents a new form of economic development, which takes into account the environment.
Often, development is confused with economic growth, which depends on the growing consumption of energy and natural resources. This type of development tends to be unsustainable because it leads to the depletion of natural resources on which humanity depends.
Economic activities can be encouraged at the expense of the natural resource base of the country. These resources depends not only on human existence and biological diversity, as its economic growth.
Sustainable development suggests, in fact, quality over quantity, with reduced use of raw materials and products and increase reuse and recycling.
Development models of industrialized countries should be followed?
Economic development is vital for the poorest countries, but the way forward may not be the same as that adopted by industrialized countries. Even because it would not be possible.
If societies in the Southern Hemisphere copiassem standards of Northern societies, the amount of fossil fuels currently consumed would increase 10 times and mineral resources, 200 times.
Instead of increasing consumption levels in developing countries, we need to reduce the levels observed in industrialized countries.
The economic and population growth in recent decades have been marked by disparities.
While the Northern Hemisphere countries have only one fifth of the world population, they hold four-fifths of world incomes and consume 70% of energy, 75% metals and 85% of global timber production.
Source: WWF Brazil
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