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Adopted a plan to fully implement Agenda 21

Strengthened the notion of sustainable development

Established over 300 partnership initiatives to complement government actions aimed at sustainable development

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Among the summit’s accomplishments

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World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) was held in Johannesburg in 2002 to renew interest in sustainable development and assess progress since the Rio Summit

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Agenda 21 – a voluntary action plan outlining the course for worldwide progress toward sustainable development

Rio Declaration – a list of 27 principles to act as guidelines for achieving global environmental quality and economic development

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Early stages of industrialization are linked to relatively high pollution levels when growth is a priority and environmental controls are lenient or nonexistent

More advanced economic development is linked to a shift in the opposite direction with greater concern for environmental quality and strengthening of environmental regulation

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Data show that the environmental impact per unit of income associated with growth must decline between 3.5 and 4 percent per year to avoid further pollution and natural resource depletion

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Sustainable development relies on the premise that economic growth and environmental quality must not be competing goals

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Sustainable development refers to managing the earth’s resources to assure long-term quality and abundance for future generations

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Sustainable development refers to managing the earth’s resources to assure long-term quality and abundance for future generations

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Aims to achieve economic prosperity and environmental quality

Referred to as intergenerational equity

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Economic growth and Environment