Sustainable Development - Changing Meanings

World Commission on Environment and Development:
"development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"

Commonwealth Government:
"using, conserving and enhancing the community's resources so that ecological processes, on which life depends, are maintained and the total quality of life, now and in the future, can be increased."

Brundtland Commission
IUCN, UNEP and WWF
Australian Conservation Foundation
Global Futures Foundation