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SUSTAINABILITY
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Slide2Sustainable Development
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Slide3Quote found in Groom et al. (2006)
Sustainable Development
“A sustainable society is one that ensures the
health and vitality of human life and culture and of nature’s capital, for present and future generations
. Such a society acts to stop the activities that serve to destroy human life and culture and nature’s capital, and to encourage those activities that serve to
conserve
what exists,
restore
what has been damaged, and
prevent
future harm.”
Stephen Viederman (1992)
Slide4Image from Wiki Media
Sustainable Development
Slide5United Nations Conference on theHuman Environment – Stockholm, 1972
Two ground-breaking reports resulted:
Our Common Future, a.k.a. the Brundtland Commission Report
(1987)
World Conservation Strategy
(1980)
Slide6Photo of Brundtland from Wiki Media
Sustainable Development
Gro Harlem Brundtland
(b. 1939)
Prime Minister of Norway (1981, 1986-89, 1990-96; 1st woman)Director General of World Health Organization (1998-2003)Special Envoy on Climate Change to U. N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (since 2007)
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
(1988)
Slide7Sustainable Development
Our Common Future, a.k.a. the Brundtland Commission Report
(1987)
Sustainable development
"
meets the needs of
the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their own needs
"
Slide8Logo from www.eoearth.org
United Nations Conference on Environment &
Development, a.k.a. Rio Earth Summit, 1992
(key objective = to develop national strategies for the conservation & sustainable use of biodiversity)
Two major achievements:
Kyoto Protocol
Convention on Biological Diversity
(adopted 1997, Kyoto, Japan)
Slide9United Nations Conference on the HumanEnvironment, Johannesburg, 2002
Two important achievements:
Johannesburg Declaration onSustainable Development
Johannesburg Plan ofImplementation
These global efforts promote sustainable development
as they advance the welfare of both
humans & nature, while balancing
considerations for both
Slide10From Lubchenco et al. (1991)
Sustainable Development
Ecological Society of AmericaSustainable Biosphere Initiative
(1991)
Sustainability includes “
management practices
that will not degrade the exploited system
or any adjacent system
”
Requires “
consumption standards that are
within the bounds of ecological possibility
and to which all can aspire
”
Slide11Modified from Groom et al. (2006)
Sustainable Development
Examples of what is to be sustained
Examples of what is to be developed
BiodiversityNatural habitatsEcosystemsEcosystem productivityEcosystem servicesEvolutionary potentialNatural resourcesClimateHuman cultureSignificant natural & cultural heritageEtc…
Social equality
Economic security
Food & water security
Home security
Human health
Life expectancy
Education
Stabilized population
Etc
…
Slide12Photo of Maathai from Wiki Media
“Protecting the global environment is directly related to securing peace”
Sustainable Development & World Peace
Wangari Muta Maathai(1940-2011)
Nobel Peace Prize (2004; 1
st
African woman) for
“
contribution to sustainable development, democracy & peace
”
Slide13Photo of Maathai from Wiki Media
“The Norwegian Nobel Committee has challenged the world to broaden the understanding of peace: there can be no peace without equitable development; there can be no development without sustainable management of the environment in a democratic and peaceful state.”
Sustainable Development & World Peace
Wangari Muta Maathai
(1940-2011)
Nobel Peace Prize (2004; 1
st
African woman) for
“
contribution to sustainable development, democracy & pea
ce”
Slide14Images of the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991) from Wiki Media
Sustainable Development & World Peace
“Protecting the global environment is directly related to securing peace”
Slide15Image of PowerPoint diagram that portrays the complexity of U.S. stratgey in Afghanistan from N. Y. Times
Sustainable Development & World Peace
“Protecting the global environment is directly related to securing peace”
It’s a complex task, since human enterprise is complex & dynamic,
just as nature is complex & dynamic
Slide16Orange:
malnutrition
White:
gender
violence
Light blue:child abuse;slavery(incl. sexual)
Green:
environmentalabuse
Purple:
religiousintolerance
Images of examples of awareness ribbons from Wiki Media
Sustainable Development & Social Equality
Selected symbolism of some awareness ribbons illustrates various interconnected improvements to the Global Human Condition and Nature through thoughtful, equitable Sustainable Development
Black:
Sept. 11,
2011
Slide17Map from Wiki Media
> 1 billion people suffer from malnutrition
~ 1 person dies every second from malnutrition
1 in 5 is a child
Sustainable Development & Social Equality
Slide18Recall Ch. 5, Groom et al. (2006)
; questions from Ch. 16, Groom et al. (2006)
Sustainable Development
Sustained growth (in terms of resource consumption) is impossible, so sustainable development seeks development without growth
Limits of space, food, waste disposal, energy, etc.disallow sustained growth
Sustainable development makes qualitative changes, without increasing quantitative demands on natural populations & ecosystems
How can we improve the quality of life for human societies through qualitative changes to our economy in ways that support healthy natural environments?
How can we begin the move away from the current
agenda of non-sustainable economic growth?
Slide19Sustainable Development
Economic toolsE.g., charitable donations, foreign aid, boycotts, embargos, etc.
How can we achieve it?
Social pressureConsider your own example as you “think globally, act locally”(quote used by & possibly originated with René Dubos – advisor to U. N. Conference on the Human Environment, 1972)
Policy mechanisms
Consider the policies we have discussed; see Ch. 17, Groom
et al
. (2006)
Etc
…
Slide20Sustainable Development at LSU
LSU Recycling Web site
LSU Sustainability
Slide21Sustainable Development at LSU
What about the other actions in the conservation mantra:
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
?
Slide22Sustainable Development at LSU
LSU Sustainability Web site
LSU Sustainability
Slide23“Crossing certain biophysical thresholds could have disastrousconsequences for humanity; Three of nine interlinked planetary boundaries have already been overstepped”
Prospects for Global Sustainability
Figure from Rockstrom
et al
. (2009) Nature