An integrated framework for sustainable development goals

摘要: The United Nations (UN) Rio+20 summit committed nations to develop a set of universal sustainable development goals (SDGs) build on the millennium (MDGs) expire in 2015. Research now indicates that humanity's impact Earth's life support system is so great further global environmental change risks undermining long-term prosperity and poverty eradication goals. Socioeconomic sustainability are often posed as being conflict because tradeoffs between growing world population, well higher standards living, managing effects production consumption environment. We have established framework for an evidence-based architecture new targets. Building six SDGs, which integrate considerations, we developed comprehensive associated targets, demonstrate it possible, necessary, integrated targets relating food, energy, water, ecosystem services goals; thus providing neutral approach SDG target discussions. Global analyses, using equation, close indicators these Alongside development-only environment-only would ensure synergies maximized trade-offs managed implementation SDGs.