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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
• Sustainable Development Goals—Agenda 2030 • Sustainable Development Initiatives in India
• Our Role in Sustainable Development
"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. It is very important for
the survival of all our lives. We have exploited it so much to satisfy our needs, contaminated it with all types of
pollution that it has led to land degradation, disturbed ecosystems and drastic climatic change. In the last two
decades humans are causing more damage than ever to the planet and the environment. 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 hand in hand to help in the progress of society by sustaining
our environment. This unit deals in detail about the importance and problems related to sustainable development.
What is Sustainable Development?
As per Collins English Dictionary, ‘the ability to be maintained at a steady
level’ is sustainability. Sustainable development was defined in the World
Commission on Environment and Development 1987 Brundtland Report “Our Economy Environment
Common Future” as “development that meets the needs of the present without SUSTAINABLE
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. DEVELOPMENT
Sustainable development is the development that satisfies the needs of
the present without compromising the capacity of future generations, Social
guaranteeing the balance between economic growth, care for the environment Community
and social well-being.
The purpose of sustainable development is to keep a balance between
the 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 the nations across the globe need to stand together
to contribute in small actions to bring long term sustainability of the environment for sustainable social and
economic growth.
It will help companies with innovative technologies flourishing all across the globe, people will have better jobs,
everyone will be able to afford nutritious foods without moving out of their native place living in clean, healthy
setup with proper sanitation facility, they will have quality and affordable education, and technical advancement to
bring social and economic equality while keeping the environment safe.
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