strategy
Increasing awareness for need to stabilize resource consumption
Synonyms:
Increasing awareness for resource conservationIncreasing awareness on the sustainable use of resources
Description:
Awareness is increased at all levels of the need to optimize the sustainable use of resources through efficient resource management taking into account the development needs of the populations of developing countries. Context:
The carrying capacity of the Earth is finite, though at which point is unclear. Certainly, contemporary anthropogenic activities are unsustainable. Excessive and wasteful resource use, particularly in upper-income countries, is a continuing threat to the Earth's carrying capacity. Increasing awareness of this fundamental reality of the global state of affairs is urgent and necessary in order to facilitate global sustainability. Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Counter Claim:
If population growth continues in an unplanned way, it does not make any difference how much resources are saved. We are going to exhaust the resources that are available to us, and we will get up against the wall, where there's nothing that's substitutable anymore. Broader:
Increasing consumer awarenessEnhancing environmental awarenessPlanning development of natural resourcesRaising awareness of demography in sustainable development planning Narrower:
Reducing consumer demand for forest productsEncouraging intentionality in consumption of resources Constrains:
Increasing use of resources Facilitates:
Using forest resources sustainablyControlling use of natural resourcesIncreasing productivity of material resourcesUncoupling consumption from resource consumptionDeveloping resource efficient methods and technologiesUncoupling economic growth from growth in resource useFacilitating transfer of environmentally sound technologiesIncreasing efficient use of marine living resources for foodReducing adverse atmospheric effects of resource developmentAssessing links between demographic factors and sustainabilityBalancing depletion and replacement rates of natural resourcesReducing international disparity in the consumption of resourcesTransferring information for sustainable resources use in constructionStrengthening local understanding and sustainable use of marine living resourcesDeveloping biotechnologies for environmentally sustainable use of mineral resourcesStrengthening international institutional capacity for sustainable use of forest resourcesManaging land use Problems:
Increasing unsustainability of global developmentShortage of natural resources
Stagnated development of agricultural production
Subjects:
Resources → Resources Amenities → Consumption
Development → Sustainable development
Conservation → Conservation
Consciousness → Consciousness
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
