strategy
Remediating ecological damage caused by industrial activity
Synonyms:
Rehabilitating environmental disaster areas caused by industry 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.Agenda 21 recommends identification of industrially based environmental disaster areas at the national and international levels and implementing strategies aimed at the rehabilitation of these areas.
Narrower:
Reducing industrial wastes Facilitates:
Developing industryReducing risk of ecoaccidentsProtecting against environmental hazards from industry Facilitated by:
Enabling cross-sectoral cooperationEstablishing environmental regulatory controlsEnhancing corporate environmental responsibilityCreating new opportunities in environmentally sound sectorsIntegrating biodiversity concerns into liability mechanismsRanking environmental problems for national environmental action plans Subjects:
Geography → EcologyAction → Action
Industry → Industry
Societal Problems → Emergencies
Societal Problems → Destruction
Health Care → Rehabilitation
Environment → Environment
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
