ABSTRACT
The concept of sustainable development emerged in the 1980’s within
the environmental movement. In 1980, three globally based environmental
organisations (UnitedNations Environment Programme [UNEP],WorldWide
Fund for Nature [WWF], and International Union for Conservation of Nature
and Natural Resources [IUCNNR]) jointly published ‘TheWorld Conservation
Strategy’ aimed at
(a) maintaining essential ecological processes and life support systems
(b) preserving genetic diversity
(c) ensuring the sustainable utilisation of species and ecosystems.
