Sustainable Development- The Enormous Need

By the advancement of mankind and development of human civilization mankind develop from hunter gatherer to modern industrial and developed society. This development results in the overuse and even abuse of natural resources. But as a human if we want development we should not endanger the natural system that supports life on earth; rather with the development man should laid down a framework for the integration of environmental policies and developmental strategies which can be implemented from the grassroots’ at home to the international level. Our present behavior with the environment is no longer life supporting. To make our relationship with the environment sustainable we have to take care of it by meeting our needs and aspirations of the present without comprising those of the future. And this is known as sustainable development. For the past few years ‘Sustainable Development’ has emerged as the latest development catchphrase. The term sustainability refers to keeping an effort going continuously or the ability to last out and keep from falling. The term sustainable development was used at the time of Cocoyoc Declaration on Environment and Development in the early 1970’s. Since then, to the international organizations this, sustainable development become the trademark. To integrate environmental issues into development planning, initiative came not only from the government but also equally from Non- governmental organizations and individuals, as these nature assets should be saved. For achieving the sustainable development economy and ecology will have to merge. Environmental concerns must become an integral part of the decision-making at all levels and the sustainable development must become the overriding goal of all governments.