Guiding Principles for Sustainable Development

Sustainable development is a process of change by which the basic needs and human rights of individuals and communities in any given society are realized while at the same time protecting the basic needs and human rights of other communities and future generations.

Publisher: The Lutheran World Federation

Department: Department for World Service

Pages: 48

ISBN: 3-906706-96-6

Languages: English, German, Spanish, French

Guiding Principles for Sustainable Development
Publication date: August 2002
Horn of Africa call to end hunger
Horn of Africa call to end hunger
Horn of Africa call to end hunger
LWF joins call to fight hunger at Horn of Africa
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24 May 2023
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At UNEA-5 a historic resolution to End Plastic Pollution was e endorsed that will be forged into an international legally binding agreement by 2024. Photo: Dustan Woodhouse, Unsplash
At UNEA-5 a historic resolution to End Plastic Pollution was e endorsed that will be forged into an international legally binding agreement by 2024. Photo: Dustan Woodhouse, Unsplash
At UNEA-5 a historic resolution to End Plastic Pollution was e endorsed that will be forged into an international legally binding agreement by 2024. Photo: Dustan Woodhouse, Unsplash
LWF calls to “protect and restore ecosystems”
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9 Mar 2022
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At Ngam refugee camp, Cameroon, the LWF trains people in modern farming techniques. By keeping a strict ratio of how many seeds to sow per hectare and planting Cassava and Groundnut together, they can increase harvests and retain soil fertility over a longer time. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
At Ngam refugee camp, Cameroon, the LWF trains people in modern farming techniques. By keeping a strict ratio of how many seeds to sow per hectare and planting Cassava and Groundnut together, they can increase harvests and retain soil fertility over a longer time. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
At Ngam refugee camp, Cameroon, the LWF trains people in modern farming techniques. By keeping a strict ratio of how many seeds to sow per hectare and planting Cassava and Groundnut together, they can increase harvests and retain soil fertility over a longer time. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
LWF joins Climate and Environment Charter
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21 Oct 2021
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