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DELIVERING RESULTS111© Reutersproduction, and endeavour to decoupleeconomic growth from environmentaldegradation…”This “de-coupling” is a necessity withinthe context of SDG 8, which also explicitlytargets annual GDP growth of sevenper cent in least-developed countries,for instance. But while the notion ofdecoupling itself is not necessarily new, ithas been given a conceptual home in thefield of green growth.Green growthIn the past few years the concept ofgreen growth – economic growth thatuses natural, human and social resourcessustainably – has been gaining prominence,including within the SDG developmentdiscussions. It is rightly seen as a necessaryparadigm for generating inclusive economicgrowth to reduce poverty and raisestandards of living, while securing thecapacity of the natural world and humanMunduruku Indians from the Amazon Basin in front ofthe Ministry of Mines and Energy, Brasilia, demonstratingagainst violations of indigenous rights and theconstruction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plantsocieties to feed that growth for generationsto come.Many countries have already embracedthe green economy. A recent reportby the Green Growth Best PracticeInitiative evaluated 60 different nationalGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS 2014