About project file on sustainable development

Sustainable development refers to a process of development wherein the quality of the environment is maintained by the use of exhaustible resources. This is to ensure the quality of the total stock of all forms of wealth (including environmental wealth) must not be depleted. Many forms of development erode the environmental resources upon which they are based; which in turn, undermines present economic development and reduces future possibilities drastically. Therefore, sustainable development should keep in view the stability of the ecosystem. With this view, the International Union of Conservation of Nature has defined sustainable development as ‘improving the quality of human life while living within the carrying capacity of the supporting ecosystem. Concerned with the growing opinion of the world community on the environmental issues, the United Nations established a World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) headed by the Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland.