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 What Is Sustainable Development? 

Sustainable development, sometimes referred to here as sustainability, is defined as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
(World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987)


Resources that may help define and describe sustainable development:

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