Aplinkos apsauga darnaus vystymosi kontekste
LTŽmonijos vystymosi evoliucijoje spaudimas aplinkai vis didėja. Tai ypač lemia ne tiek didėjantis žmonių skaičius planetoje, kiek nesutramdomas mūsų poreikių augimas. Tai sukelia nevienareikšmius žmonijos ir mus supančios aplinkos konfliktus. Pirmiausia tai pasireiškia gamtos alinimu, neatsinaujinančių gamtos išteklių neišvengiamu mažėjimu ir gyvenamosios aplinkos kokybės degradacija. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Darnus vystymasis; Globalizacija; Išteklių naudojimas; Valdymas; Conglobulation; Consumption of resources; Control; Globalization; Management; Resource use; Sustainable development.
ENSustainable development has rapidly become the dominant idea, or discourse, shaping international policy towards the environment. Sustainable development was given a broader social meaning in Our Common Future, published by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED 1987), and commonly known as the Brundtland Report. Without getting too complicated, we can think of sustainable development as the ability to co-exist in a way that maintains the natural environment, economic well-being, and an equal opportunity for all people on Earth to benefit from a better quality o f life now and in the future. The three are interdependent. Nature is our life-support, there is simply no way around this reality. Only when we have a healthy natural environment, coupled with healthy social systems, can we truly prosper economically. But Mr. Jacques Santer, former President of the European Commission give a warning: "Despite the initial enthusiasm, we have come to realise, the road to sustainability is more difficult than we had anticipated. One of the obstacles, among many identified, since the Rio Conference is the lack of a specific methodology for incorporating the criteria of sustainability into the policies of the European Union". "The Strategy for Sustainable Development of Lithuania" was launched on January 26, 2004. The main task set in the strategy is to reach the current average of the European Union member states by 2020, according to economic and social indices as well as the indicators of population health and efficiency of consumption of natural resources, also ensuring a clean and healthy environment. But the way to implement "The Strategy for Sustainable Development of Lithuania" is very complicated. We haven't the definite answer how to implement the strategy. [From the publication]
