Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation

Download or read book Intergenerational Justice in Sustainable Development Treaty Implementation written by Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is the age of the Anthropocene. With far-reaching changes to economy and technology, society and the environment, humanity has gained the capacity to either foster or foreclose the quality of life for future generations. Through degradation of the earth's marine and terrestrial ecosystems and its climate, including the natural resources upon which all people depend, human civilization holds the potential to deprive billions of their rights to life, taking millions of other species as well. Growing recognition of the risks and threats is slowly changing perceptions of humankind's responsibility for its descendants. Since the 1972 UN Conference in Stockholm, numerous international policy declarations have reflected increasing concern for the need to promote a more sustainable development that can take into account the needs and interests of future generations, including the global adoption of 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 by Heads of State in New York"--