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<strong>Sustainable</strong> <strong>development</strong><br />

is <strong>development</strong> that meets the needs of the<br />

present without compromising the ability of<br />

future generations to meet their own needs.<br />

With two key concepts:<br />

Source: 1987 Brundtland Report to World Commission on Environment and Development


<strong>Sustainable</strong> Development Concept #1<br />

the concept of needs, in particular<br />

the essential needs of the<br />

world's poor, to which overriding<br />

priority should be given<br />

Source: 1987 Brundtland Report to World Commission on Environment and Development


<strong>Sustainable</strong> Development Concept #2<br />

The idea of limitations imposed by<br />

the state of technology and social<br />

organization on the environment's<br />

ability to meet present and future<br />

needs<br />

Source: 1987 Brundtland Report to World Commission on Environment and Development

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