Stewardship, Stockmanship and Sustainability in Animal Agriculture (Report)
Asian - Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 2009, Sept, 22, 9
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INTRODUCTION Approaching future and global vision by humans may be different within the society. Referring to different views within the society, the Report of UN's Brundtland Commission "Our Common Future" published in 1987 alerted the World to the urgency of making progress toward economic development that could be sustained without depleting natural resources or harming the environment. The Report provided a key statement on sustainable development, defining it as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". The statement highlighted three fundamental components of sustainable development, such as environmental protection, economic growth and social equity. Others argued that the statements would counteract to each other, a view which is represented by the Roman Club (established 1968) in the book entitled