Sustainable development in the Geneva region
We are all familiar with the problems : the gap between rich and poor ; the loss of biodiversity ; climate change ; the decline in natural resources ; pollution of the air, water and soil ; acres of refuse. It is clear that the world is not working in a way that can be sustained in the long term. Accepting this situation, the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 launched “Agenda 21”. This is a program to ensure “sustainable development”, that is to say development…