UN Sustainability Goals
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.
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Definitions:
- Brundtland Report to the UN Commission on Environment and Development (1987) defined sustainability as 'meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’.
- World Conservation Union in Caring for the Earth (1991) defined sustainability as ‘improving the quality of life while living within the carrying capacity of supporting ecosystems’.
