UPPSC 2020 GS-I Environment & Ecology
Question

The discussion on 'Sustainable Development' was started after submitting a report on environment to the United Nation in 1987. That report was:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Our Common Future

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Our Common Future”.

The report that initiated the discussion on sustainable development was Our Common Future. This report, also known as the Brundtland Report, was submitted to the United Nations in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development.

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