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Equivalent: Pérennité |
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Sustainability refers to:
(a) use of the biosphere by present generations while maintaining its potential yield (benefit) for future generations; and/or
(b) non—declining trends of economic growth and development that might be impaired by natural resource depletion and environmental degradation.
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Glossary of Environment Statistics, Studies in Methods, Series F, No. 67, United Nations, New York, 1997.
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Theme: Environmental statistics |
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on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 |
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updated on Friday, March 14, 2003 |
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