Table of Contents | Preface | We Believe Statement
Definition and Vision Statement
Definition of Sustainable Development
"...to meet the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
--The World Commission on Environment and Development
(The Brundtland Commission), Our Common Future
(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987), p. 43
Vision Statement
Our vision is of a life-sustaining Earth. We are
committed to the achievement of a dignifled, peaceful,
and equitable existence. A sustainable United States
will have a growing economy that provides equitable
opportunities for satisfying livelihoods and a safe,
healthy, high quality of life for current and future
generations. Our nation will protect its environment,
its natural resource base, and the functions and
viability of natural systems on which all life depends.
--The President's Council on Sustainable Development
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