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SEEU Review vol. 5 Nr. 2 (pdf) - South East European University

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<strong>SEEU</strong> <strong>Review</strong> Volume 5, No. 2, 2009<br />

development as a crucial component whereupon a better and quicker<br />

information exchange among individual EU institutions is required. In this<br />

way, the Union clearly shows the determination for a dynamic development<br />

of the concept of sustainable development which is confirmed by the<br />

decision to further upgrades that strategy.<br />

Republic of Macedonia a month ago adopts the national strategy for<br />

sustainable development. In this way it creates assumptions for more<br />

intensive implementation of the concept. Of course, the implementation of<br />

the concept for sustainable development is quite a complex and difficult task<br />

compared to its adoption.<br />

Concluding recommendations<br />

The great disproportion in the development represents a big obstacle for<br />

an all-embracing implementation of the concept of sustainable development<br />

and at the same time for more efficient protection of the environment at a<br />

global level. Even though there is solid progress in the development of the<br />

concept of sustainable development, it still is not sufficient and notable. All<br />

this requires changes in the concept of global production and consumption in<br />

terms of a more rational exploitation of all natural resources. We should bear<br />

in mind that developing countries are more vulnerable to numerous global<br />

threats. The huge disparities in the development can cause not only<br />

worsening of economic, social and ecological differences, but a total<br />

obstacles for democratic processes in a many developing countries and the<br />

emergence of totalitarian regimes.<br />

There are still evidences of different kinds of degradation of the<br />

environment and excessive exploitation of all kinds of natural resources, as<br />

well as great danger of devastation and lack of food and water in many<br />

regions in the world. There is also big poverty, especially having in mind the<br />

fact that more than one billion people live in great poverty. When critically<br />

reviewing the concept of sustainable development, we should consider the<br />

long-term aspect of the concept and expect gradual and continual results, not<br />

quick and spectacular ones. There are also negative and contradictory<br />

opinions about the concept of sustainable development but they still do not<br />

minimize its meaning. The concept of sustainable development has to be<br />

open to criticism but also prepared to give arguments to them.<br />

In the future, the concept of sustainable development has to be realized as<br />

a complex, global and universal concept and has to be positioned as one of<br />

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