Draft Framework for Sustainable Development for Ireland

The Minister for the Environment. Community and Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan, has launched a new draft Framework for Sustainable Development for Ireland for public consultation. The Framework will form a central element of Ireland’s contribution to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) which takes place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012.

This major conference marks the 20th anniversary of the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (the Earth Summit). The objective of the conference is to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess the progress to date and identify the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development. The objectives of the draft Framework are to identify and prioritise policy areas and mechanisms where a sustainable development approach will add value and enable continuous improvement of quality of life for current and future generations and set out clear measures, responsibilities and timelines in an implementation plan.

This draft Framework broadly follows the thematic approach of the EU Sustainable Development Strategy and includes:

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The Minister has invited comments or observations to be submitted to Kevin Greene, (Tel.: 003531 888 2278; email: fsdi@environ.ie), Environment International and Sustainable Development Unit, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government  by close of business on Wednesday 29 February 2012.