Category: Sustainability
History of Sustainable Development: Origins and Milestones
The history of sustainable development comes from two ideas meeting: development, tied to the notion of progress since Greek and Roman times, and sustainability. The word sustainability was already in use among German foresters in the 18th century, and thinkers such as Thomas Robert Malthus were warning about the limits of population growth. So where…
Environmental Organizations: Who They Are and What They Do
Environmental organizations are institutions, NGOs or government bodies that study, monitor and protect the environment. WWF brings together more than 5 million volunteers across 100 countries, and the Global Environment Facility has provided more than US$22 billion in funding since 1991. What are environmental organizations, and how far does their reach extend? What do environmental…
