environmentally sound and sustainable development
1Commission on Sustainable Development — The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was established in December 1992 by General Assembly Resolution A/RES/47/191 as a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council, implementing a recommendation in Chapter …
2European Bank for Reconstruction and Development — Founded in 1991, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in 27 countries from central Europe to central Asia.The EBRD is owned by 61 countries and two …
3Sustainable forest management — carried out by Complejo Panguipulli has contributed to the preservation of the forested landscape around Neltume, a sawmill town in Chile Sustainable forest management (SFM) is the management of forests according to the principles of sustainable… …
4Water supply and sanitation in Brazil — has proved to be a resilient and resourceful sector, despite tremendous challenges and persistent inequalities in the sector. A lot has been achieved during the past decades, including a sustained improvement in efficiency and improved access.… …
5Food and Agriculture Organization — the agency of the United Nations that institutes and administers programs, esp. in underdeveloped countries, for improving farming methods and increasing food production. Abbr.: FAO * * * ▪ United Nations organization oldest permanent… …
6Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) — UN agency whose purpose is to improve nutrition and eliminate hunger by coordinating the efforts of governments in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. It also assists countries through research, training, development, and field missions, and it …
7Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
8Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …
9Architecture and Civil Engineering — ▪ 2009 Introduction Architecture For Notable Civil Engineering Projects in work or completed in 2008, see Table (Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2008)). Beijing was the centre of the world of architecture… …
10United Nations Industrial Development Organization — UNIDO redirects here. For the 1980–1987 Philippine opposition party, see United Nationalist Democratic Organization. United Nations Industrial Development Organization …
