It laid the groundwork for environmental policy and development in the Stockholm Declaration
B.
It banned the use of atomic bombs
C.
It decided to start reducing the population of developing countries
D.
All of the above
2.
The Brundtland report, published in 1987 by the UN World Commission on Environment and Development, defined 'sustainable development'. What is the correct definition of 'sustainable development'?
Eco-efficiency is achieved by the delivery of competitively priced goods and services that satisfy human needs and bring quality of life, while progressively reducing ecological impacts and resource intensity throughout the life-cycle to a level at least in line with the Earth's carrying capacity
B.
Sustainable development involves devising a social and economic system, which ensures that real incomes rise, that educational standards increase, that the health of the nation improves, that the general quality of life is advanced.
C.
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
D.
Sustainable development of renewable natural resources implies respecting limits to the development process, even though these limits are adjustable by technology.
3.
What major event took place in Rio de Janeiro in 1992?
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