Ethical Concerns of sustainable development in environment

1. ETHICAL CONCERNS OF SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT IN ENVIRONMENT
Post Doctoral Fellow
Department of Education
Central University of Tamil Nadu
Thiruvarur – 610 005.

2. Overview of the Presentation
 Introduction
Sustainable Development SD
Three Bottom Lines of SD
Reasons Behind Environmental Degredation
Ways to Reach SD
Ethical Concerns of SD
Conclusion

3. Introduction
Over the last decades, the overall human
developments led an unfavourable climate
changes and natural disasters. The negative
impact of the human beings makes strong
degradation of the environment as well as
earth’s ecosystem. It is essential that the
natural resources and ecosystem could be
survived for future generation.

4. Sustainable Development (SD)
Emerged - World Conservation Strategy
(WCS) in 1980 (Mishra, Jain, Shrivastava
and Shrivastava, 2015).
First Used - Gro Harlem Brundtland,
Norway prime minister as well as the
chairman of World Commission of
Environment

5. Sustainable Development (SD)
sustainable development means that the
continuous maintenance of quality
environment for man.
-Rajalakshmi (2016)

6. Sustainable Development (SD)
United States meant the sustainable
development as ‘meets the need of the
present without sacrificing the ability of
future generations to meet their own
needs’(County, 2012).

7. Sustainable Development (SD)
that meets the need of the present without
sacrificing the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs. Sustainable Development
is not a fixed state of harmony , but rather a
process of change in which the exploitation of
resources, the direction of investment, the
orientation of technological development and
institutional change are made consistent with
future as well as present needs”
World Commission on Environment and
Development (1987)

8. Three Bottom Lines of SD
Ecological
Sustainablility
Economical
Sustainability
Societal
Sustainability
Management and protection of
natural resources and ecosystem
and also prevent them from
harmful pollutions and waste
Achieving
revenues and
investments,
especially in
research and
development
ensuring
equality,
human rights,
education,
health care
and overall
standards of
quality of life

9. Reasons Behinds Environmental
Degradation
process of affecting the natural resources that
affects severe effects on environment
developments
Levels
Ozone layer Depletion, Climate
Change and Water Pollution
Water Pollution, Water Depletion,
Deforestation, Fisheries Depletion,
Biodiversity, Desertification and Erosion
Soil losses, Loss of soil Quality
and Loss of Farm Income

10. Reaching
Sustainable Development
3R Approach
Reuse
Reduce
Recycle
Awareness through Education
Eco friendly Technology

11. Ethical Concerns
Sustainable Development
Maintains equality with demographic and
gender
Equality in utilization of natural resources
Prevention of environmental degradation
Use eco friendly things
Natural resources conservation for future
generation

12. Ethical Concerns
Sustainable Development
Avoid environment harmful things and
make the surroundings clean
Improve quality of the human life
Minimize the depletion of non-renewable
resources
Keep on Earth’s carrying capacity and
Develop global alliance

13. If We Consider Ethical Concerns
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
 No Poverty,
 Zero Hunger,
 Good Health and Well-being,
 Quality Education,
 Gender Equality,
 Clean Water and Sanitation,
 Affordable and Clean Energy,
 Decent Work and Economic Growth,

14. If We Consider Ethical Concerns
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure,
 Reduced Inequalities
 Sustainable Cites and Communities,
 Responsible Consumption and Production,
 Climate Action,
 Life below water,
 Life on Land,
 Peace Justice and Strong institutions, and
 Partnership for the goals.

15. Our Responsibility
Please develop awareness among your family members,
neighbors and friends about environmental
degradation.
Don’t use anti-environment materials,
Secure the environment for future generation
Make it Green India