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edit   The sustainable development portal Scheme of sustainable development: at the confluence of three preoccupations. Clickable. Sustainable development has been defined as balancing the fulfillment of human needs with the protection of the natural environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future. The term was used by the Brundtland Commission which coined what has become the most often-quoted definition of sustainable development as development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." The field of sustainable development can be conceptually divided into four general dimensions: social, economic, environmental and institutional. The first three dimensions address key principles of sustainability, while the final dimension addresses key institutional policy and capacity issues. More about sustainable development and sustainability... edit   Selected article Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach to alleviating global poverty and promoting sustainability. The movement promotes the payment of a fair price as well as social and environmental standards in areas related to the production of a wide variety of goods. It focuses in particular on exports from developing countries to developed countries, most notably handicrafts, coffee, cocoa, sugar, tea, bananas, honey, cotton, wine, fresh fruit, and so on. Fair trade's strategic intent is to deliberately work with marginalised producers and workers in order to help them move from a position of vulnerability to security and economic self-sufficiency. It also aims at empowering them to become stakeholders in their own organizations and actively play a wider role in the global arena to achieve greater equity in international trade. Fair trade proponents include a wide array of international religious, development aid, social and environmental organizations such as Oxfam, Amnesty International, and Caritas International. edit   Selected picture Child poverty concerns poverty of people under the age of 18. edit   Selected organization The Millennium Project is an initiative that focuses on research implementing the organizational means, operational priorities, and financing structures necessary to achieve the Millennium Development Goals or (MDGs). The goals are aimed at the reduction of poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women. At the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000 world leaders initiated the development of MDGs and had set a completion date for the project of June 2005. In order to support the MDGs, both UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), Mark Malloch Brown, have launched the Millennium Project to determine the best strategies for achieving the MDGs. The Project is headed by Professor Jeffrey Sachs. The Millennium Project worked from 2002-2005 to devise a recommended plan of implementation that will allow all developing countries to meet the MDGs and thereby substantially improve the human condition by 2015. The Millennium Project presented its final recommendations, "Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals," to the Secretary-General in January 2005. One highlight of the event was the group photo of the great majority of the then-current leaders of the U.N. member nations, taken by photographer Terry Deglau of Eastman Kodak. edit   Selected biography Gro Harlem Brundtland (born April 20, 1939) is a Norwegian politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She is a former Prime Minister of Norway, and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization. She now serves as an Environmental Envoy of the United Nations. Brundtland was Chair of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), widely referred to as the Brundtland Commission, developing the broad political concept of sustainable development and published its report Our Common Future in April 1987. The Brundtland Commission provided the momentum for the 1992 Earth Summit / UNCED and for Agenda 21. Brundtland was elected Director-General of the World Health Organization in May 1998. In this capacity, Brundtland adopted a far-reaching approach to public health, establishing a Commission on Macroeconomics and Health - chaired by Jeffrey Sachs - and addressing violence as a major public health issue. edit   Current events June 19, 2014: A report shows that 22% of global electricity production in 2013 was from renewables. (Wall Street Journal) May 12, 2014: IRENA report shows 14% global employment growth in the renewables sector in 2013, led by China. (The Guardian) April 22, 2014: Apple announces that 94% of its buildings and 100% of its data centres are now powered by renewable energy. (The Guardian) April 13, 2014: According to the UN's Fifth IPCC Report the most realistic option for the future is to triple the use of renewable energy. (The Guardian) March 19: Interfaith Climate and Energy Conference at the Mishkenot Sha’ananim Conference Center in Jerusalem August 1 - August 8: European Permaculture Conference Escherode/Kassel, Germany edit   Did you know... ...that the waste hierarchy (pictured) refers to the "3 Rs" reduce, reuse and recycle, which classify waste management strategies according to their desirability? ...that most ecovillages aim for a population of 50-150 individuals because this is considered to be the maximum viable social network size? ...that microcredit is offered by more than 7,000 microfinance institutions, serving some 16 million poor people, benefiting 500 million households in developing countries. edit   Selected quote edit   Main topics edit   Related categories edit   Related articles edit   Things you can do Attention: Environment pages, PRiSM Cleanup: Bioeconomics, Biofuel, Development aid, Appropedia Expand: Zero carbon city, International development, Zero-emissions vehicle, Solar-powered_aircraft Expert attention: Biodegradable plastic, International development Merge: Aid ← Development aid Neutrality: Energy economics, World Bank Group, Sustainability Requests: Aerobic digestion, Development charities (redirects), Sources: Appropriate technology, Biodegradable plastic, Energy development, Green politics, Recycling, Socially responsible investing, Sustainable agriculture, World Bank Group Spam cleanup: Sustainability, Sustainable development Stubs: Community-led total sanitation, Migration studies, Rural community development, More... 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