COMENIUS REGIO PROJECT 2013 2015 SAve EUScience for

COMENIUS REGIO PROJECT 2013 -2015: SAve EU-Science for Active Citizenship in Europe SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CASCINA, 10/3/2015 Co-finanziato Dal Programma LLP dell’Unione Europea Class 3 D Liceo Linguistico “A. Pesenti” di Cascina L’autore è il solo responsabile di questa comunicazione. L’Unione europea declina ogni responsabilità sull’uso che potrà essere fatto delle informazioni in essa contenute.

WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? SOME DEFINITIONS: 1) “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs “, Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (1987) Class 3 D Liceo Linguistico “A. Pesenti” di Cascina

WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? SOME DEFINITIONS: 2)“Devolopment which keeps for both present and future generations the possibility to satisfy their basic living needs and which at same time does not belittle the diversity of nature and keeps the natural functions of ecosystems”Czech Environmental Act, 1992) Class 3 D Liceo Linguistico “A. Pesenti” di Cascina

WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? SOME DEFINITIONS: 3)“Effort to find a balance between the quality of the environment and the development of the society” Class 3 D Liceo Linguistico “A. Pesenti” di Cascina

WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? SOME DEFINITIONS: 4)“key themes of Sustainable Development include among other things poverty alleviation, citizenship, peace, ethics, resposibility in local and global context, democracy and governance, justice…health…environmental protection…natural resource management” (European Strategy of Education for Sustainable Developmenthttp: //www. unece. org/env/esd/Strategy&Framework) Class 3 D Liceo Linguistico “A. Pesenti” di Cascina

WHAT IS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? OUR SHARED DEFINITION: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS A BALANCED, HARMONIC; SOCIALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT Class 3 D Liceo Linguistico “A. Pesenti” di Cascina

THE PRICIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 1)Respect to the Environment: It means that • we should cooperate in a spirit of global partnership to conserve, protect and restore the health and integrity of the Earth’s ecosystem. • we should respect the natural rules and have regard for the use of natural resources. • we should slow down the speed of resource consumption and pollution production. Class 3 D Liceo Linguistico “A. Pesenti” di Cascina

THE PRICIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2) Improving quality of life: It means that • we should put human beings at the centre of the concerns. • we should lead a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature. • we should consider that human life has not only material dimension, but also social, cultural, moral and intellectual ones. Class 3 D Liceo Linguistico “A. Pesenti” di Cascina

THE PRICIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 3) Global Responsibility: It means that • we should be aware of the connection between global and local affairs as well as of the different situations and resposibilities of more and developed countries. Class 3 D Liceo Linguistico “A. Pesenti” di Cascina

THE PRICIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 4)Respect to future: It means that • we shouldthink not just on a short-term basis, but also on long-term impacts of our decisions and of our behaviours. • we should ensure a healthy environment for future generations. Class 3 D Liceo Linguistico “A. Pesenti” di Cascina

THE PRICIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 5)Fair opportunities It means that • we should divide prosperity between every single state and between different social groups. Class 3 D Liceo Linguistico “A. Pesenti” di Cascina

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A balance between social life, economy and environment. SOCIAL LIFE ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT Class 3 D Liceo Linguistico “A. Pesenti” di Cascina