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| Jakubowska, J.; Jenkins, M.; Gaillard, V.; Groombridge, B.. |
| At the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, world leaders committed themselves to the goal of sustainable development. The term sustainable development has since entered into everyday language, and yet it remains an elusive concept. Indeed, it is now used by governments, industry, and non-governmental organizations to mean almost anything they want it to mean. However, in truth, it is a very simple idea. Before the Rio Summit, WWF, along with our partner organizations IUCN–The World Conservation Union and UNEP, published Caring for the Earth, a report subtitled “A strategy for sustainable living”. We defined sustainable development as “improving the quality of human life while living within the carrying capacity of supporting ecosystems”, and this definition... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Sustainability; Sustainable development; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35332. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/536 |
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| Tarr, P.; Blackie, R.. |
| This paper examines the evolution, since 1990, of key government policies on sustainable development in Namibia. Namibia’s approach has been largely homegrown, responding to issues that are of concern to the Namibian public and policy-makers. The most successful policies have been those that have either been based on strong community-level institutions such as conservancies, or on high-quality scientific analysis, such as the management of fisheries and Environmental Assessments (EAs). Both examples have involved strong stakeholder participation in the formulation of policies and legislation. While issues relating to land and local governance of natural resources require cooperation from up to four government ministries to resolve conflicts,... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Government policy; Sustainable development; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35332. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/547 |
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