Sustainable development in the European Union [antikvár]

Foreword "V IK, r Foreword In 2012, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ('Rio+20') renewed the global political commitment to taking a holistic approach to tackling modern world challenges. According to the provisions made at Rio, environmental protection should be integrated into economic growth strategies. Both should alsó be linked to decent living and working conditions and equitable access to resources. This is what we call sustainable development. The EU SDS brings together the many strands of economic, social and environmental policy under one overarching objective - to continually improve the quality of life and well-being for present and future generations. The Eurostat monitoring report, based on the EU set of sustainable development indicators and published every two years, provides an objective, statistical picture of progress towards the goals and objectives of the EU SDS. In the rather busy time we live in, there is an increasing need for presenting complex information in a concise way. This clite' version of the 2013 monitoring report therefore makes use of the universal language of visuals, offering a shortcut to the essence of the messages delivered through the full version of the monitoring report. I hope that this monitoring report 'lite' provides you with a useful snapshot of the key trends related to sustainable development in the European Union. For a more comprehensive picture, I invite you to read the complete 2013 edition of the monitoring report 0 available on the Eurostat website.