Statement Minister Jacqueline Cramer, Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, The Netherlands at the UNEP governing Council, Panel “Global Crises: national chaos-Towards a green Economy, Nairobi, February 17th 2009. ... lees meer

It is now nearly 20 years since “sustainable development” was defined by the Brundtland Commission as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” While not exactly new at the time, this event, and the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development several years later, in 1992, are commonly regarded as the birth of the modern sustainability movement. ... lees meer