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Table 1: Sustainable development milestones since the second half of the 20 century
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Year Document Description

This publication points to the fact that there is a significant
ͳͻ͹ʹ The Limits to Growth contradiction between economic growth and the protection
of the environment including natural resources.

This report by the European Commission focuses on the
integration of economic development, the management and
ͳͻͺ͹ Our common future protection of natural resources and social justice and
integration. Sustainable development was first defined in
this report.
Declaration on A declaration that elaborates upon the principles of
ͳͻͻʹ
Environment sustainable development in greater detail.
This declaration was approved at the Millennium Summit,
Millennium
ʹͲͲͲ where the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were
Declaration
adopted.
World Summit on
ʹͲͲʹ Sustainable This summit supported the importance of all three pillars of
Development sustainability – economic, social and environmental.
The goal to create and subsequently integrate the global
ʹͲͳʹ The future we want Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was approved in
this declaration.
Transforming our

world: the 2030
This document, which was accepted at the 2015 UN
ʹͲͳͷ Agenda for Summit, lists 17 goals of sustainable development. This is
Sustainable a global development program until 2030.

Development

Source: Meadows (1972); World Commission on Environment and Development (1987); United Nations
(1992); World Health Organization (2002); United Nations (2012, 2015),

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

All member states of the United Nations (UN) took part in creating the Sustainable Development
Goals. SDGs are an urgent call to action from all developed or developing countries in the global
partnership (United Nations, 2019). These Sustainable Development Goals, which have been
adopted by the UN’s member states, are represented by 17 icons depicted in the image below
and present the development program for the following 15 years (2015 – 2030).

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