The Development of International Frameworks for Actions to Address Global Environmental Issues and the Efforts to Promote Actions

The importance of action was emphasized at the World Summit on Sustainable Development.In addressing serious global environmental issues like climate change, loss of forests and biodiversity, and desertification, unsustainable pattern of consumption and production needs to be changed, and poverty to be alleviated. Johannesburg Plan of Implementation emphasizes the importance of enhancing the role of industry, NGOs and other stakeholders and partnerships among them in achieving sustainable development.Collaborations between stakeholders should be pursued at all levels, and good practices for changing the pattern of consumption and production and for alleviating poverty need to be identified.