
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – THE WAY FORWARD
INTRODUCTION "We did not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” This saying encapsulates the wisdom of previous centuries. We share our planet earth with a mind boggling 8.7 million1 other species that make up life on this planet. Seemingly Innumerable flora and fauna with remarkable diversity thrive in forests, deserts, hills, rivers, streams, seas and oceans. Is it not amazing that Mother Nature nourishes every life form in our complex ecosys