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According to the [[United Nations]] (UN), '''sustainable development''' is defined as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."[http://www.un.org/partners/civil_society/m-susdev.htm] At the UN, the [[http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/ Division for Sustainable Development]], (DESA), "promotes sustainable development by facilitating, monitoring and coordinating activities taken to achieve this global goal by Governmental, Inter-governmental and Non-governmental actors. The Division's mandates are based on [[Agenda 21]] and other outcomes of United Nations [[Conferences on Environment and Development]] (UNCED)[http://www.un.org/partners/civil_society/calendar/c-susdv.htm].[http://www.un.org/partners/civil_society/m-susdev.htm] *See [http://www.un.org/partners/civil_society/m-susdev.htm links] for other UN departments and programs on sustainable development. --------- *See [[Timeline to global governance]] for links regarding United Nations' and worldwide sustainable development activities. == Other Related SourceWatch Resources == *[[eugenics]] *[[globalization]]*[[oil industry]]*[[peak oil]] *[[population control]] *[[Timeline to global governance]] *[[United Nations Sustainable Development Program]] == External Links links == *[http://www.earthsummit.info/ Earth Summit Info], United Nations; [http://www.earthsummit2002.org/ Earth Summit 2002]. *[http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/esd/index.html Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development]. *[http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/meta/sustvl.html Virtual Library on Sustainable Development]. *[http://www.earthwatch.org/ Earthwatch Institute]. *[http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/ Smart Communities Development], U.S. Department of Energy. *[http://www.ecotrust.org/ EcoTrust.org] Web Site. *[http://www.getf.org/ Global Environment & Technology Foundation]. *[http://gssd.mit.edu/Gssd/StartGSSD.nsf/startgssd?OpenForm&BaseTarget=FrontFrame Global System for Sustainable Development at MIT].