1st Edition
Caring for the Earth A strategy for sustainable living
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
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'This is a strategy for a kind of development that provides real improvements in the quality of human life and at the same time conserves the vitality and diversity of the Earth. The goal is development that will be sustainable. Today it may seem visionary. but it is attainable. To more and more people it also appears our only rational option.' – from Chapter 1 in 1980, the International... Read more
Foreword
User's guide to Caring for the Earth
PART I
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
PART II
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Principles for Sustainable Living
Building a sustainable society
Respecting and caring for the community of life
Improving the quality of human life
Conserving the Earth's vi~alityand diversity
Keeping within the Earth's carrying capacity
Changing, personal attitudes and practices
Enabling communities to care for their own environments
Providing a national framework for integrating development and conservation
Creating a global alliance
Additional Actions for Sustainable Living Energy
Business, industry and commerce
Human settlements
Farm' and range lands
Forest lands
Fresh waters
Chapter 16
PART ill
Chapter 17
Annex 1
Annex 2
Annex 3
Annex 4
Annex 5
Annex 6
Annex 7
Annex 8
Oceans and coastal areas
Implementation and Follow-up
Implementing the Strategy
Net primary production pre-empted or destroyed by human activities
Classification of 160 countries by income
Average life expectancy at birth in 160 countries
Categories and management objectives of protected areas
Classification of countries by consumption of commercial energy per person and total fertility rate
Indicators of sustainability
Estimated cost of implementing major aspects'of this Strategy
Strategies for sustainability
Glossary
Notes and sources
Acknowledgements
Biography
The World Coservation Union (Iucn)
