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31-40 of 42 for the Category : Ethics & Value Systems and the Subcategory : Ethics & Value Systems - GeneralStewardship
( Article Type: Explanation )
Land stewardship is an ancient concept which refers to the wise use, management and protection of land that has been entrusted to an owner/user.
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The most commonly used definition of Sustainable Development is: 'Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'.
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The South African Constitution gives everyone the right ‘to have the environment protected… through reasonable legislative and other measures that secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting justifiabl
Read more about Sustainable Development and the LawSustainable Development ~ A Spiritual Imperative
( Article Type: Sustainable Development )
All religions recognise and acknowledge the need to care for the natural environment. It is all the more surprising that they have, until recently, been significantly quiet in the face of growing environmental deterioration. There is, however, a new
Read more about Sustainable Development ~ A Spiritual ImperativeSustainable Development ~ Education
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The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) was initiated at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, where everyone agreed that without education, sustainable development will remain nothing
Read more about Sustainable Development ~ EducationSustainable Development ~ Maintaining Profits or Sustaining People & Planet
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Sustainable development is widely advocated as the way to deal with the issues that fill the pages of this publication. The concept is, however, hard to apply in practice, and easy to manipulate.
Read more about Sustainable Development ~ Maintaining Profits or Sustaining People & PlanetThe African Spirit of Sustainability
( Article Type: Sustainable Development )
Sustainability embodies a paradox. The term suggests something sustained, held stable and yet living intelligently with the Earth requires flexibility, constant transformation and an ability to survive change by changing.
Read more about The African Spirit of SustainabilityThe Green/Brown Debate
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The so-called ‘Green/Brown Debate’ only became prominent in the early to mid 1990s when community environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) entered the wildlife/ environmental debate. ‘Green’ means a more wildlife focus while ‘Bro
Read more about The Green/Brown DebateTriple-Bottom-Line
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This theory suggests that true sustainable development in business must consider not just the financial 'bottom line' of prosperity and profit, but also other 'bottom lines' such as environmental quality and social equity.
Read more about Triple-Bottom-LineWise Paradigms for Sustainability
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We know of organisations that want to become more sustainable but don’t know how to approach the challenge, and do the right things in the right way. They are confronted by a veritable maze of approaches, practices, processes and rules. We know
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