WCED
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WCED (the World Commission on Environment and Development) is a United Nations–convened body best known for its landmark 1987 report "Our Common Future," which popularized the concept of sustainable development.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WCED canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Nations commission
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international organization ⓘ report ⓘ |
| abbreviation | WCED NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Brundtland Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | World Commission on Environment and Development NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | Gro Harlem Brundtland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
experts in environment and development
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independent experts ⓘ political leaders ⓘ public officials ⓘ |
| convenedBy | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Nations ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1987 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental policy
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global governance ⓘ international development ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| fullName | World Commission on Environment and Development NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
to propose long-term environmental strategies for achieving sustainable development
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to propose new forms of international cooperation on environment and development ⓘ to raise levels of understanding and commitment to action on environment and development ⓘ to recommend ways to concern the world more about environmental issues ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Geneva ⓘ |
| inception | 1983 ⓘ |
| influenced |
1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
NERFINISHED
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Agenda 21 NERFINISHED ⓘ global sustainable development policy discourse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainWork | Our Common Future NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberCount | 22 commissioners ⓘ |
| notableConcept | sustainable development ⓘ |
| notableStatement | Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. ⓘ |
| notableWork | Our Common Future NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations environment and development initiatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chair of the World Commission on Environment and Development ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| reportTo | United Nations General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subtitle | Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
economic development
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environmental protection ⓘ intergenerational equity ⓘ |
| viceChairperson |
Mansour Khalid
NERFINISHED
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Susanna Agnelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/5987our-common-future.pdf ⓘ |
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