Sustainable Development Goals must sustain people and planet, experts say

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 15:30 in Earth & Climate

Scientists are arguing for a set of six Sustainable Development Goals that link poverty eradication to protection of Earth's life support. The researchers argue that in the face of increasing pressure on the planet's ability to support life, adherence to out-dated definitions of sustainable development threaten to reverse progress made in developing countries over past decades.

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