Agricultural development and the environment in LDCs

Environmental issues have achieved prominence on the agenda of many international development organizations only in the last decade. The Brundtland Report (WCED, 1987) focused the attention of the international community on the links between poverty and environmental degradation, and while many of the arguments in the report have been criticized (most recently by Leach and Mearns, 1996), the central thesis that poverty and environmental degradation are linked has not been seriously challenged. The Brundtland Report galvanized the efforts of many international organizations, and led among other things to the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, and its lower-key follow-up “Rio + 5” earlier this year.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions