A view not shared by radical environmental groups who, including the UN, believe that in order to «save the planet» we must fundamentally change
the current economic development model.
Not exact matches
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to propose the
development of a didactic
model of sustainable society, substantially different from the
current paradigm characterized both by the exponential growth of
economic and population indicators that lead to the destruction of the environment, and the ideological manipulation by political and religious sectors favoring the dominance of some people over others and confrontation between humans.
It is in cities that the social,
economic and environmental sustainable
development converge more intensely, making it become necessary to be thought out, planned and managed in accordance with sustainable
development model that aims to meet the
current needs of the Earth population without compromising its natural resources, bequeathing them to future generations.
The sustainable
development goals will aim to eradicate poverty by 2030 but our
current economic model, built on GDP, could never be inclusive or sustainable
In other words, if we want to eradicate poverty with our
current model of
economic development, we need to extract, produce, and consume 175 times more commodities than we presently do.
He said business people should support Brazil's government in measures to protect the forest, adding that the
current global
model of
economic development is unsustainable.
While striving for
economic development for Indigenous communities is a necessary and worthwhile pursuit, the
current NIC Principles and in fact any
economic development model, needs to consider the wider socioeconomic issues relating to Indigenous communities on Indigenous communal lands.