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Encyclopedia > Sustainable use

Sustainable use is the use of dickresources at a rate which will meet the needs of the present without impairing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The concept was notably put forth by the Brundtland Commission in 1978. Resources comprise the base material for an activity or industry: factors of production, the economics term human capital, human resources (HR) and innovation natural resources resource (computer science) resource (Web) resource (Windows) resource (Macintosh) resource (political) resource (project management) Resource Distribution, human influence and the effects of trade. ... The Brundtland Commission - formally the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), known by the name of its Chair Gro Harlem Brundtland, was convened by the United Nations in response to the 1983 General Assembly Resolution A/38/161 - Process of preparation of the Environmental Perspective to the Year 2000...


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THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES NEW ZEALAND AND THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION. (1465 words)
Sustainable use within traditional societies ensures that wise use is encoded within the cultural norms and social institutions that have evolved over time.
Where such customary systems fail to maintain sustainable use the cause is not necessarily the commercial use of the resource but may involve failure of the management system to adapt to changing use-demands (which are not related to commercial activities).
The activity of sustainably using wildlife by indigenous peoples is one of their primary vehicles for the transmission of cultural knowledge from one generation to another.
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