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History:
18th century: sustainable forestry (prescribed by law)
yield from a forest should be in balance with re-forestation
North-South Commision 1980 (chairman: Willy Brandt):
Report: "North-South: A Program for Survival"
recommends a massive increase in aid to developing countries
and also proposes improved environmental development
Brundtland Commission
UN commission: "World Commission on Environment and Development"
Report: "Our Common Future"
laid the groundwork for the Earth Summit 1992 in Rio and the adoption of Agenda 21
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Results:
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
27 principles intended to guide future sustainable development
Agenda 21
concrete action plan for governments and communities (globally, nationally, locally)
Convention on Biological Diversity
Forest Principles
legally non-binding
Principle 5
All States and all people shall cooperate in the essential task of eradicating poverty
as an indispensable requirement for sustainable development,
in order to decrease the disparities in standards of living and
better meet the needs of the majority of the people of the world.
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Agenda 21
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