Definition(s)
Development that provides economic, social and environmental benefits in the long term having regard to the needs of living and future generations. Defined by the World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987 as: development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (Source: GEMET/GILP96)
In other languages
French
développement durable
Russian
устойчивое развитие
Spanish
desarrollo sostenible
Chinese, Simplified
可持续发展
Arabic
تنمية مستدامة
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with sustainable development
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 4 articles and paragraphs |
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Basel Convention | 6 decisions52 documents |
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Stockholm Convention | 2 articles and paragraphs21 documents |
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Nagoya Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | 3 articles and paragraphs |
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Kyoto Protocol | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | 4 articles and paragraphs |
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Rotterdam Convention | 5 documents |
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Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution | 1 document |
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Espoo Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents | 1 article or paragraph |
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Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians | 1 article or paragraph4 decisions |
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United Nations Environment Assembly | 10 decisions |