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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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OCF chapter 2: Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

VDPA 11. The right to development should be fulfilled so as to meet equitably the developmental and environmental needs of present and future generations.

SD Principle 6: In the decision-making process it shall be recognized that man’s needs can be met only by ensuring the proper functioning of natural systems and by respecting the principles set forth in the present Charter.

DRPG article 1. Needs and interests of future generations: The present generations have the responsibility of ensuring that the needs and interests of present and future generations are fully safeguarded.

UNMD 22. We reaffirm our support for the principles of sustainable development, including those set out in Agenda 21, agreed upon at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development.

RIO Principle 4: In order to achieve sustainable development, environmental protection shall constitute an integral part of the development process and cannot be considered in isolation from it.

OCF chapter II p44-45: Sustainable development requires the promotion of values that encourage consumptions standards that are within the bounds of the ecological possible and to which all can reasonably aspire... At a minimum, sustainable development must not endanger the natural systems that support life on Earth: the atmosphere, the waters, the soils, and the living beings.