Most of these are derived from the two key concepts identified in the Brundtland definition: the concept of needs, particularly the needs of poor people, and the concept of limits, particularly the limits on the environment's ability to deliver people's needs.
Action for Sustainable Development is a global platform supporting civil society and citizen action for the delivery of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
International agreements are formal understandings or commitments between two or more countries. An agreement between two countries is called “bilateral,” while an agreement between several countries is “multilateral.” The countries bound by an international agreement are generally referred to as “States Parties.”
Both the Kyoto Protocol at the outset and the Paris Agreement, which is currently in force, lay the foundations for achieving global targets.
Examples of key soft law documents in international environmental law include Agenda 21: Programme of Action for Sustainable Development, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the U.N. Forest Instrument.
Two major agreements of paramount importance were signed at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, namely the UNCBD and the UNFCCC. >> The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) is dedicated to the promotion of sustainable development through the shared conservation and management of biodiversity.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a global framework for prosperity, equality, and peace adopted by the United Nations on 25 September 2015.
Collectively, the three post-2015 agendas for action – the Paris Agreement, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction - provide the foundation for sustainable, low-carbon and resilient development under a changing climate.
"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
The SDGs central to its work are: SDG 1: No Poverty; SDG 2: Zero Hunger; SDG 3 Good Health and Well-Being; SDG 4: Quality Education; SDG 5: Gender Equality; SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth; SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities; SDG17: Partnerships.