Environment and human well-being : a practical strategy /
Imprint: | London ; Sterling, Va. : Earthscan, c2005. |
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Description: | xx, 139 p. : ill. , col. maps ; 26 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5634816 |
Summary: | The Millennium Development Goals, adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in 2000, are the world's targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015 income poverty, hunger, disease, exclusion, lack of infrastructure and shelter while promoting gender equality, education, health and environmental sustainability. These bold goals can be met in all parts of the world if nations follow through on their commitments to work together to meet them. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals offers the prospect of a more secure, just, and prosperous world for all. The UN Millennium Project was commissioned by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to develop a practical plan of action to meet the Millennium Development Goals. As an independent advisory body directed by Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, the UN Millennium Project submitted its recommendations to the UN Secretary General in January 2005. This report lays out the recommendations of the UN Millennium Project Task Force on Environmental Sustainability. It identifies key environmental challenges, such as degradation of land, watersheds and marine fisheries, deforestation, pollution, and climate change. The Task Force proposes specific interventions and policy changes required to improve environmental management at the country, regional and international level. These bold yet practical approaches will help countries make progress towards environmental sustainability by 2015. |
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Item Description: | Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group. |
Physical Description: | xx, 139 p. : ill. , col. maps ; 26 cm. |
Format: | Also available electronically on the World Wide Web. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [132]-139). |
ISBN: | 1844072282 |