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Thursday, November 02, 2006

Respect for Nature and Sustainable Development

“Prudence must be shown in the management of all living species and natural resources, in accordance with the precepts of sustainable development. Only in this way can the immeasurable riches provided to us by nature be preserved and passed on to our descendants. The current unsustainable patterns of production and consumption must be changed in the interest of our future welfare and that of our descendants”.* Environment, sustainable development, human settlements (MDG 7)
*Millennium Declaration Res 55/2 para 1

  • How can humanity express Respect for Nature and Sustainable Development through the Millennium Development Goals?
  • If we agree that we share the value of Respect for Nature and Sustainable Development, in what ways could this help us to achieve the MDGs?
  1. Is Respect for Nature and Sustainable Development a shared value?
  2. If so, can Respect for Nature and Sustainable Development be expressed through one or more of the MDGs?
  3. If we live the value of Respect for Nature and Sustainable Development, could we accomplish these MDGs?
  4. If so, what are the obstacles to achieving this?
  5. What can we do to overcome these obstacles?
Posted by Josephine Dorado at 8:23 PM
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