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ESD Working Groups:


Agriculture
Energy Production
Energy Use
Fisheries
Forestry
Manufacture
Mining
Tourism
Transport


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The working groups were set the task of making recommendations about the ways in which Australia might approach future development keeping in mind the needs of present and future generations.

The Prime Minister identified four fundamental goals to guide the ESD Working Groups

  • The improvement of individual and community well-being and welfare by following a path of economic progress that does not impair the welfare of future generations.
  • The provision of equity within and between generations.
  • Recognition of the global dimension.
  • The protection of biological diversity and the maintenance of ecological processes and systems.

"I regard the formulation of strategies for sustainable development in Australia's major industry sectors as one of the most pressing and important tasks to be undertaken by my Government, focussing as it does on measures that will encourage the integration of environmental considerations into decision-making processes."

The Prime-Minister of Australia, the Hon RJL Hawke

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