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Sustainable Development Image from Wiki Media Quote 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 natures capital for present and future generations ID: 760649

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SUSTAINABILITY

Image from Wiki Media

Slide2

Sustainable Development

Image from Wiki Media

Slide3

Quote 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)

Slide4

Image from Wiki Media

Sustainable Development

Slide5

United 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)

Slide6

Photo 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)

Slide7

Sustainable 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

"

Slide8

Logo 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)

Slide9

United 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

Slide10

From 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

Slide11

Modified 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

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Photo 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

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Photo 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”

Slide14

Images of the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991) from Wiki Media

Sustainable Development & World Peace

“Protecting the global environment is directly related to securing peace”

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Image 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

Slide16

Orange:

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

Slide17

Map 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

Slide18

Recall 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?

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Sustainable 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

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Sustainable Development at LSU

LSU Recycling Web site

LSU Sustainability

Slide21

Sustainable Development at LSU

What about the other actions in the conservation mantra:

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

?

Slide22

Sustainable 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