Its targets were multilateralism and interdependence of nations in the search for a sustainable development path. The report sought to recapture the spirit of the Stockholm Conference which had introduced environmental concerns to the formal political development sphere. Our Common Future placed environmental issues firmly on the political agenda; it aimed to discuss the environment and development as one single issue.
The document was the culmination of a "900-day" international exercise which catalogued, analysed, and synthesised written submissions and expert testimony from "senior government representatives, scientists and experts, research institutes, industrialists, representatives of non-governmental organizations, and the general public" held at public hearings throughout the world.
The report defined 'sustainable development' as "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".[1]
"Re-examine the critical issues of environment and development and to formulate innovative, concrete, and realistic action proposals to deal with them;
[S]trengthen international cooperation on environment and development and to assess and propose new forms of cooperation that can break out of existing patterns and influence policies and events in the direction of needed change; and
[R]aise the level of understanding and commitment to action on the part of individuals, voluntary organizations, businesses, institutes, and governments" (1987: 347). "The Commission focused its attention in the areas of population, food security, the loss of species and genetic resources, energy, industry, and human settlements - realizing that all of these are connected and cannot be treated in isolation one from another"
The Brundtland Commission Report recognized that human resource development in the form of poverty reduction, gender equity, and wealth redistribution was crucial to formulating strategies for environmental conservation, and it also recognized that environmental-limits to economic growth in industrialized and industrializing societies existed. The Brundtland Report claimed that poverty reduces sustainability and accelerates environmental pressures – creating a need for the balancing between economy and ecology.[3]
In addition, key contributions of Our Common Future to the concept of sustainable development include the recognition that the many crises facing the planet are interlocking crises that are elements of a single crisis of the whole[4] and of the vital need for the active participation of all sectors of society in consultation and decisions relating to sustainable development.
^Development, World Commission on Environment and. "Our Common Future: From One Earth to One World - A/42/427 Annex, Overview - UN Documents: Gathering a body of global agreements". www.un-documents.net.
^Bergesen, Helge Ole (1988). "Reformism Doomed to Failure? A Critical Look at the Strategy Promoted by the Brundtland Commission". International Challenges. Bd. 8, Ausg. 2. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
Further reading
Ahmed, Faiz (2008). (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2012-04-19. (pp. 17–26)
Iris Borowy, Defining Sustainable Development: the World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland Commission), Milton Park: earthscan/Routledge, 2014
WBGU (10 July 2019). Our common digital future – a draft charter for a sustainable digital age(PDF). Berlin, Germany: German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU). Retrieved 2020-03-04. PDF version.
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Our Common Future also known as the Brundtland Report was published on October 1987 by the United Nations through the Oxford University Press This publication was in recognition of Gro Harlem Brundtland s former Norwegian Prime Minister role as Chair of the World Commission on Environment and Development WCED Our Common FutureAuthorWorld Commission on Environment and DevelopmentSubjectSustainabilityPublisherOxford University PressPublication date1987Pages383ISBN019282080XIts targets were multilateralism and interdependence of nations in the search for a sustainable development path The report sought to recapture the spirit of the Stockholm Conference which had introduced environmental concerns to the formal political development sphere Our Common Future placed environmental issues firmly on the political agenda it aimed to discuss the environment and development as one single issue The document was the culmination of a 900 day international exercise which catalogued analysed and synthesised written submissions and expert testimony from senior government representatives scientists and experts research institutes industrialists representatives of non governmental organizations and the general public held at public hearings throughout the world The report defined sustainable development as Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs 1 Content EditThe Brundtland Commission s mandate was to 2 Re examine the critical issues of environment and development and to formulate innovative concrete and realistic action proposals to deal with them S trengthen international cooperation on environment and development and to assess and propose new forms of cooperation that can break out of existing patterns and influence policies and events in the direction of needed change and R aise the level of understanding and commitment to action on the part of individuals voluntary organizations businesses institutes and governments 1987 347 The Commission focused its attention in the areas of population food security the loss of species and genetic resources energy industry and human settlements realizing that all of these are connected and cannot be treated in isolation one from another The Brundtland Commission Report recognized that human resource development in the form of poverty reduction gender equity and wealth redistribution was crucial to formulating strategies for environmental conservation and it also recognized that environmental limits to economic growth in industrialized and industrializing societies existed The Brundtland Report claimed that poverty reduces sustainability and accelerates environmental pressures creating a need for the balancing between economy and ecology 3 The publication of Our Common Future and the work of the World Commission on Environment and Development laid the groundwork for the convening of the 1992 Earth Summit and the adoption of Agenda 21 the Rio Declaration and to the establishment of the Commission on Sustainable Development In addition key contributions of Our Common Future to the concept of sustainable development include the recognition that the many crises facing the planet are interlocking crises that are elements of a single crisis of the whole 4 and of the vital need for the active participation of all sectors of society in consultation and decisions relating to sustainable development Controversy EditIn 1988 Helge Ole Bergesen wrote that this report is perceived by the Third World elites as green imperialism 5 See also EditNational Round Table on the Environment and the EconomyReferences Edit Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development Our Common Future PDF United Nations p 16 World Commission on Environment and Development 1987 Our Common Future Oxford Oxford University Press p 27 ISBN 019282080X Pyla Panayiota 2012 Beyond Smooth Talk Design and Culture 4 3 273 278 doi 10 2752 175470812X13361292229032 S2CID 147050081 Development World Commission on Environment and Our Common Future From One Earth to One World A 42 427 Annex Overview UN Documents Gathering a body of global agreements www un documents net Bergesen Helge Ole 1988 Reformism Doomed to Failure A Critical Look at the Strategy Promoted by the Brundtland Commission International Challenges Bd 8 Ausg 2 Retrieved 16 August 2022 Further reading EditAhmed Faiz 2008 An Examination of the Development Path Taken by Small Island Developing States PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 10 03 Retrieved 2012 04 19 pp 17 26 Iris Borowy Defining Sustainable Development the World Commission on Environment and Development Brundtland Commission Milton Park earthscan Routledge 2014 WBGU 10 July 2019 Our common digital future a draft charter for a sustainable digital age PDF Berlin Germany German Advisory Council on Global Change WBGU Retrieved 2020 03 04 PDF version External links Edit Wikisource has original 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