Marine environment, marine resources and sustainable development

XI. Marine environment, marine resources and sustainable development

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Recalling the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development of 13 June 1992,

11.1 The Environment and Sustainable Development Division is headed by a Chief who is accountable to the Executive Secretary.

Participants reaffirmed their commitment to the three components of sustainable development economic development, social development and environmental protection.

A special report was delivered by Professor Albert Binger, University of the West Indies Center for Environment and Development.

Assessments that incorporate broader issues bringing together environment, development and security factors should be developed

Constant changes and challenges in the natural and man made environment also required a constant updating of environmental and development strategies as well as new ideas to further enhance sustainable development for current and future generations.

Such a commission should include in its terms of reference, from inception, peacebuilding in the nexus of environment, poverty, development and security

It includes social and economic dimensions of development, emphasizing poverty reduction and integrating environment and development in decision making.

Adequate resources had to be provided in areas such as the environment, economic and social development, poverty reduction, and humanitarian assistance.

Convinced of the need to educate and inform the public about environmental protection and sustainable development, his Government had implemented an educational programme that addressed the environment in a long term perspective.

In other cases, UNDP has resolved to find alternative sites for interviews to be conducted for the Leadership Development (LEAD) programme.

In international environmental law In international environmental law it is mentioned in Principle 16 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.

Considering also that protection of the environment and sustainable development can also contribute to human well being and potentially to the enjoyment of human rights,

Enshrining the principles of environmental protection and sustainable development in the Chinese constitution would give them unprecedented legal status as well as symbolic power.

Reaffirming the need to ensure a balance between economic development, social development and environmental protection as interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development,

Governments must create the right policy environment to allow for appropriate investments in research and development to enhance productivity and increase production.

That document provided a blueprint for building a national consensus around sustainable development and the promotion of economic growth, social development and a healthy environment.

The immediate target groups include three regional centres in Africa and Asia that are direct partners in the project, namely, Environnement Et Développement du Tiers Monde (ENDA) in Dakar University of Cape Town Energy Research Centre and Munasinghe Institute for Development in Colombo.

' Precautionary approach One of the outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (also known as the Earth Summit) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992, was the adoption of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, which contains 27 principles to underpin sustainable development.

Reaffirming the continuing need to ensure a balance between economic development, social development and environmental protection as interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development,

The event was co chaired by H.E. Mr. Luc Marie Gnacadja, Minister of Environment, Housing and Urban Development of Benin, and Mr. Olav Kjorven, State Secretary of International Development of Norway.

The links between the environment, cultural and biological diversity and sustainable development have been identified by UNEP, which promotes an integrated ecosystem approach.

4. Decides that the Summit, including its preparatory process, should ensure a balance between economic development, social development and environmental protection, as these are interdependent and mutually reinforcing components of sustainable development

China s leaders seem to be promising this by voicing their concern for domestic entrepreneurship, social arrangements, rural development and environmental protection.

The continued centrality of principle 25 of the Rio Declaration, which states Peace, development and environmental protection are interdependent and indivisible , was recognized.

Reaffirming also the continuing need to ensure a balance among economic development, social development and environmental protection as interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development,

4. Underlines that in addressing the linkages between globalization and sustainable development, particular focus should be placed on identifying and implementing mutually reinforcing policies and practices that promote sustained economic growth, social development and environmental protection and that this requires efforts at both the national and international levels

It was agreed, among other things, that GEO 4 would assess the role of environment for development in relation to environmental and social changes that had taken place since the publication of the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development Our Common Future, in 1987.

Its constructive stance derives from a worldview that accords pride of place to the values of democracy, social justice, economic development, and environmental protection.

In short, the links between education and reduced fertility, faster economic development, and lower environmental degradation are too powerful and obvious to be ignored.

In central and eastern Europe, the countries intend to make the NAPs an integral part of their national long term environmental protection and economic development policies.

Underlines also that in addressing the linkages between globalization and sustainable development, particular focus should be placed on identifying and implementing mutually reinforcing policies and practices that promote sustained economic growth, social development and environmental protection and that this requires efforts at both the national and international levels

Reaffirming the continuing need to ensure a balance between economic development, social development and environmental protection as interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainable development,

8. Requests the Secretary General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty eighth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution under the item entitled Environment and sustainable development .

Welcoming actions taken by States, such as legal measures and public awareness activities, that promote and protect human rights and that also assist in the promotion of environmental protection and sustainable development,

Ukraine also fully shared the concerns relating to the specific development and environmental challenges faced by small island developing States.

The pivotal role that UNEP plays in the protection of the environment dates back to 1992, when Agenda 21 was adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.

6. Underlines the fact that, in addressing the linkages between globalization and sustainable development, particular focus should be placed on identifying and implementing mutually reinforcing policies and practices that promote sustained economic growth, social development and environmental protection and that this requires efforts at both the national and international levels

13. Underlines also the fact that in addressing the linkages between globalization and sustainable development, particular focus should be placed on identifying and implementing mutually reinforcing policies and practices that promote sustained economic growth, social development and environmental protection and that this requires efforts at both the national and international levels

Underlines also that in addressing the linkages between globalization and sustainable development, particular focus should be placed on identifying and implementing mutually reinforcing policies and practices that promote sustained economic growth, social development and environmental protection and that this requires efforts at both the national and international levels

Affirming the need to strengthen the cooperation that already exists between entities of the United Nations system and the Pacific Islands Forum in the areas of peace and security, sustainable development, environmental protection and good governance,

7. Also requests the Secretary General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty seventh session on the implementation of the present resolution, under the item entitled Environment and sustainable development .