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Sustainable development in Africa refers to the approach of fostering economic growth while ensuring environmental protection and social equity across the continent. This text is only intended to ...

Marking an important milestone, the UN commission on sustainable use of the world’s resources concluded two decades of work, paving the way for the incoming High-level Political Forum to boost efforts ...

Written by 2010 Explore! Volunteer Cara Brook - Sustainable development. It’s a term that I heard so often thrown around in my university lectures and seminars. I used it myself in catch phrases and ...

The 2030 Agenda – which consists of a Declaration, 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 associated targets – seeks to ensure that all nations and all people everywhere are reached and ...

Frank Biermann receives funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (ERC Advanced Grant No 788001). In September 2015, leaders ...

You know something is shifting in the markets when global business heavyweights move to issue standards, industry-specific metrics and even ready-to-invest financial vehicles, all aligned with one ...

The central theme of this meeting — “Investing in a Sustainable Future” — is at the core of the Bank’s activities and is one of the most priorities for the international community. It is rooted in the ...

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs' (defined by the Brundtland Commission and ...