Cocoyoc Declaration 1974

Yasmin Kassam

History of Environmental

Sustainability

"Our first concern is to redefine the

whole purpose of development. This

should not be to develop things but to

develop man. Human beings have

basic needs: food, shelter, clothing,

health, and education. Any process of

growth that does not lead their

fulfilment or, even worse, disrupts

them is a travesty of the idea of

development”

“It has proved impossible to meet the 'inner

limit' of satisfying fundamental human

needs. On the contrary, more people are

hungry, sick, shelterless and illiterate today

than when the United Nations was first set

up.”

"The problem today is not primarily one

of absolute physical shortage but of

economic and social maldistribution and

misuse; mankind's predicament is rooted

primarily in economic and social

structures and behaviours within and

between countries."

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UNCTAD Logo http://www.ifoam.org/about_ifoam/status/unctad.html

UNEP Logo http://www.roap.unep.org/highlight/apfed.html

Rich vs. Poo Graph http://bernald.blogspot.com/2009/06/smart-vs-wise.html

Balancehttp://ippr-policycritical.blogspot.com/2010/04/labour-and-income-inequality.html

Super Powers Map http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Superpowers_in_World.png

Barbara Mary Wardhttp://www.palgrave-journals.com/development/journal/v50/n1s/full/1100385a.html

Only One Earth Bookhttp://retroimages.net/Only-One-Earth-Barbara-Ward-UN-Secretary-General-P1021515.aspx

Rene Duboshttp://www.betterworldheroes.com/pages-d/dubos-bio.htm

Maurice Stronghttp://www.allamericanblogger.com/2667/maurice-strong-and-the-collapse-of-industrialized-civilizations/

Naturehttp://www.interweb.in/attachments/pc-wallpapers/19897d1227949822-nature-wallpaper-nature-wild01.jpg