The document discusses sustainable development goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations in 2015 to be achieved by 2030. It covers 17 goals related to social, economic, and environmental issues like poverty, health, education, climate change, and environmental protection. Achieving the SDGs requires collaborative action from individuals, businesses, and governments. The document then provides context on concepts of environment and sustainable development, functions and significance of environment, causes of environmental degradation, and technologies to track progress on SDGs.

1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2. ABSTRACT
 In 2015, the United Nations (UN) declared 17 sustainable
development goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. The
SDGs cover social and economic development issues
including such as poverty, hunger, health, education,
gender equality, water, sanitation, energy, and justice
while protecting the environment.
A collaborative action plan requires individuals, business,
and governments to work in harmony to successful
accomplishment of these SDGs. This research aims to
offer a practical road map for achieving the sustainable
development goals (SDGs). For each SDG, we discuss the
potential role of each actor in achieving these goals.

3. INTRODUCTION
 Course Objectives Provide a conceptual framework of
the sustainable development theories and practices.
Focus on the environmental policies of the European
Union and the world, including, but not limited to: –
different approaches to the regulation of water pollution,
water supply and quality, problems of road transport,
vehicle emissions standards, etc. – policies to promote
energy efficiency, – economics of waste management
and recycling, – economic aspects of environmental
audit, – environmental aspects of the Common
Agricultural Policy, – Protection of the environment of
the Mediterranean region

4. AIM AND OBJECTIVES

5. CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT
 Environment may be defined as all those conditions
and their effects which influence human life. It is the
sum total of surrounding and the totality of the
resources.
 According to the Environment Act 1986, “Environment
includes, water, air and land and the inter relationship
which exists among and between water air land and
human beings and other creatures, plants, micro-
organisms and property”.
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6. FUNCTIONS OF ENVIRONMENT
SIGNIFICANCE OF ENVIRONMENT
 It assimilates waste.
 It sustains life by providing genetic and bio diversity.
 It also provides aesthetic services like scenery etc.
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 Environment offers resources for production.
 Environment sustains life.
 Environment Enhance quality of life.

7. TWO BASIC PROBLEMS RELATED TO
ENVIRONMENT
 Problem of pollution.
 Problem of excessive exploitation of natural resources.
 Pollution It refers to those activities of production and
consumption which challenge purity of air and water and
serenity of the environment.
Pollution unfolds itself in three ways
 Air Pollution Pollution of air impliespollution of an essential
elements of life.
 Water Pollution Water is an equally important element of life
and its pollution is equally serious. Polluted water is the
principal cause of diseases like diarrhoea and hepatities.
 Noise Pollution Excessive noise causes irritation and
unnecessarily fatigues the body and the mind.

8. CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION
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 Population explosion
 Widespread poverty
 Increasing urbanisation
 Increasing use of insecticides, pesticides and chemical
fertilisers
 Rapid industrialisation
 Multiplicity of transport vehicles
 Disregard to the civic norms

9. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
 A range of technologies exists to track and illustrate progress toward the goals to aid monitoring,
with the purpose of making data more accessible and understandable. For example, the online
publication SDG Tracker, which was published in June 2018, shows accessible data across all
indicators, and then the SDGs addressed many cross-cutting concerns such as gender equity,
education, and culture, which cut across all of the SDGs. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic
had major consequences and implications for all 17 SDGs in 2020.
 Global concerns are addressed by sustainability goals, such as the current UN Sustainable
Development Goals. Poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, and
justice are among the global concerns. The Brundtland Report of 1987 is largely responsible for
the present notion of sustainable development. However, as the notion of sustainable
development has evolved, it has shifted its focus to include economic, social, and environmental
development for future generations.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a series of 17 interconnected global goals
established by the United Nations General Assembly (UN-GA) in 2015 and targeted to be realised
by 2030. These 17 interconnected global goals, known as the Sustainable Development Goals, are
contained in an UN-GA Resolution known as the 2030 Agenda, or Agenda 2030.
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10. REFERENCE (OR) BIBLIOGRAPHY
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 FOR THIS PROJECT WE HAVE REFERED INFORMATIONS FROM:
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 HORNBILL FROM LESSON :--
 (THE AILING PLANET: THE GREEN MOVEMENT’S ROLE)
 WE GOT SOME ARTICLES FROM: --
 TIMES OF INDIA
 THE INDIAN EXPRESS
 DECCAN HERALD
 WIKIPEDIA
 ECLAC PUBLICATION
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