Question

Explain the concept of sustainable development and mention its strategies.

Answer 1

Hint:Natural processes can replace renewable resources as easily as humans use them.
Four key types of non-renewable resources exist: petroleum, natural gas, coal and nuclear energy. Fossil fuels are collectively called oil, natural gas and coal. Fossil fuels have been produced over millions of years from dead plants and animals within the Earth, hence the term "fossil fuels.

Complete answer:
Sustainable growth is growth that meets the needs of the present without undermining future generations' capacity to fulfill their own needs.
The 'five Ps' capture the wide reach of the agenda:-
people, planet, peace, prosperity and partnership.
 The goals for oceans and marine resources and habitats and biodiversity cover growth, bringing key issues into the goal and aim context.
Sustainable development's core characteristics are:-
- All kinds of ways of life are valued and cared for.
- It makes the quality of human life higher.
- This minimizes natural resource depletion.
- It encourages communities to look after their own surroundings.
Starting a "environmental audit" in the following areas:-
- Utilization of water.
- Utilization of electricity.
- Minimization and conservation of water.
- Usage of chemicals.
- Biological diversity.
- Procurement.
It outlined three main components of sustainable development:-
1. The conservation of the environment, economic growth and social equity.
2. Over 200 regional and International agreements and
3. Conventions for environmental protection and conservation were implemented during the period 1972-92.

Note:Agenda 21 is the United Nations' non-binding action plan with respect to sustainable development. It is a result of the 1992 Earth Summit, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
 It is an action plan that can be enforced at local, national and global levels by the UN, other multilateral organizations, and individual governments around the world.
 One of the key goals of the Agenda 21 initiative is for each local government to draw up its own local Agenda 21.