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)
Our Common Future, the Brundtland Report: \"sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: - the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given, and - the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organisation on the environment's ability to meet the present and future needs.\" (Source: InforMEA)
In other languages
Explore content
Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Sustainable development
 |
Convention on Biological Diversity | 4 articles and paragraphs19 decisions |
 |
Basel Convention | 8 decisions |
 |
Stockholm Convention | 2 articles and paragraphs4 decisions2 documents |
 |
Montreal Protocol | 4 decisions |
 |
Nagoya Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
 |
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | 1 decision |
 |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | 3 articles and paragraphs |
 |
World Heritage Convention | 33 decisions |
 |
Kyoto Protocol | 2 articles and paragraphs |
 |
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | 4 articles and paragraphs20 decisions |
 |
Rotterdam Convention | 4 decisions |
 |
Barcelona Convention | 36 decisions |
 |
Governing Council | 20 decisions |
 |
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution | 1 document |
 |
Espoo Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
 |
Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region | 2 decisions |
 |
Bamako Convention | 1 decision |
 |
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents | 1 article or paragraph |
 |
Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians | 1 article or paragraph41 decisions |
|
United Nations Environment Assembly | 38 decisions |