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UNIT-5
GREEN SKILLS-II
Learning Outcomes
• What is Sustainable Development? • Importance of Sustainable Development
• Problems Related to Sustainable Development • Challenges to Sustainable Development
• Green Skills • Sustainable Development Goals—Agenda 2030
"We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children" — Chief Seattle
Humans interact with the environment to get food, water, fuel, and many other things. This interaction is crucial for
our survival. However, we have exploited the environment extensively to meet our needs and have contaminated
it with various types of pollution. This exploitation has led to land degradation, disrupted ecosystems, and drastic
climatic changes. In the last two decades, humans have caused more damage to the planet and the environment
than ever before. It seems that we will end up leaving a barren land with no water and intense global warming for
the generations to come.
The solution to the above problem is that we all work together to promote the progress of society by sustaining
our environment. This unit deals in detail about the importance and challenges related to sustainable development.
What is Sustainable Development?
As per the Collins English Dictionary, ‘the ability to be maintained at
a steady level’ is sustainability. Sustainable development was defined Economy Environment
in the World Commission on Environment and Development 1987
SUSTAINABLE
Brundtland Report “Our Common Future” as “development that DEVELOPMENT
meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs”.
Sustainable development is the development that satisfies the needs of Social
the present without compromising the capacity of future generations, Community
guaranteeing the balance between economic growth, environmental
care, and social well-being.
The purpose of sustainable development is to keep a balance between economic, environmental, and social needs.
It requires the active participation of individuals, businesses, administrations, and countries around the world to find
better ways of doing things so that the present generation can give back to nature for our future generations to
thrive. All nations across the globe need to stand together to contribute through small actions to bring long-term
sustainability of the environment for sustainable social and economic growth.
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