The principles which were proclaimed at this conference provide a setting for the development of the concept of sustainable development. Since then the concept of sustainable development has received considerable endorsement by the international community. Indeed in 2002 people from over 180 countries gathered in our country for the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) to reaffirm that sustainable development is a world priority”. Ngcobo J continued: it was the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development “But (the Brundtland Report) which the term The “coined” “sustainable development”. Brundtland Report defined sustainable development as that meets the “development needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their It described sustainable development as— own needs”. . . a process of change in which the exploitation of “[i]n essence . resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development; and institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations”. Ngcobo J further observed: “The 1992 Rio Conference made the concept of sustainable development a central feature of its Declaration. The Rio Declaration is especially important because it reflects a real consensus in the international community on some core principles of environmental protection and sustainable development. It developed general principles on sustainable development and provided a framework for the development of the law of sustainable development”. Finally on the notion of sustainable development, and relevant to proposal to conduct Shell’s fracking in the Karoo, Ngcobo J noted: “At the heart of the Rio Declaration are Principles 3 and 4. Principle 3 provides that right to development must be fulfilled so as to equitably meet developmental “[t]he and environmental needs of present and future generations.” Principle 4 provides that order to achieve sustainable development, environmental protection shall “[i]n constitute an integral part of the development process and cannot be considered in
The principles which were proclaimed at this conference provide a setting for the development of the concept of sustainable development. Since then the concept of sustainable development has received considerable endorsement by the international community. Indeed in 2002 people from over 180 countries gathered in our country for the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) to reaffirm that sustainable development is a world priority”. Ngcobo J continued: “But it was the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Report) which “coined” the term “sustainable development”. The Brundtland Report defined sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. It described sustainable development as— “[i]n essence . . . a process of change in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development; and institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations”. Ngcobo J further observed: “The 1992 Rio Conference made the concept of sustainable development a central feature of its Declaration. The Rio Declaration is especially important because it reflects a real consensus in the international community on some core principles of environmental protection and sustainable development. It developed general principles on sustainable development and provided a framework for the development of the law of sustainable development”. Finally on the notion of sustainable development, and relevant to Shell’s proposal to conduct fracking in the Karoo, Ngcobo J noted: “At the heart of the Rio Declaration are Principles 3 and 4. Principle 3 provides that “[t]he right to development must be fulfilled so as to equitably meet developmental and environmental needs of present and future generations.” Principle 4 provides that “[i]n order to achieve sustainable development, environmental protection shall constitute an integral part of the development process and cannot be considered in