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UNIT 1: WHERE DO WE STAND? THE STATE OF THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT<br />
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Section one of Agenda 21 presents the social and economic dimensions for<br />
achieving sustainable development. It outlines broad strategies on:<br />
• International co-operation for trade liberalisation, harmonising<br />
environment policies and legislation, and providing financial and<br />
technical assistance to developing countries;<br />
• Combating poverty;<br />
• Consumption that promotes economic growth while reducing energy<br />
and material use and waste output;<br />
• Population strategies;<br />
• Improving human health;<br />
• Improving urban housing and transport, and controlling migration to<br />
urban areas.<br />
Section two, which covers the conservation and management of resources, outlines<br />
strategies for:<br />
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• Protection of the atmosphere: control of greenhouse gases, ozonedepleting<br />
substances and other pollutants;<br />
• Land management;<br />
• Combating deforestation;<br />
• Combating desertification and drought;<br />
• Sustainable mountain development;<br />
• Sustainable agriculture and rural development;<br />
• Biodiversity conservation;<br />
• Biotechnology management;<br />
• Ocean protection and management;<br />
• Freshwater protection and management;<br />
• Safer use of toxic chemicals;<br />
• Hazardous waste management;<br />
• Solid waste and sewage management;<br />
• Radioactive waste management.<br />
Section three of Agenda 21 outlines strategies for ensuring that all social groups<br />
participate in and benefit from sustainable development. The major groups<br />
identified are women, children and youth, indigenous people, non-government<br />
organisations, local authorities, workers and trade unions, business and industry,<br />
scientists and technologists, and farmers.<br />
Section 4 covers the implementation of sustainable development and includes<br />
strategies for:<br />
• Financing sustainable development;<br />
• Technology transfer;<br />
• Increased scientific research into impacts and solutions;<br />
• Environment education, training and public awareness;<br />
• More effective international environment law;<br />
• Speeding up technological improvements;<br />
• Improving data collection and assessment, to provide accurate<br />
information for sustainable development.