Involving African women in decision making about crop production turns out to enable environmentally sustainable farming practices.

Indeed, by promoting agricultural practices and technologies that are environmentally sustainable and raise rural incomes, these policies also stimulate rural non farm activities.

D. Environmentally sustainable industrial development 59 94 19

11. Capacity building for environmentally sound and sustainable development, including the establishment of international environmentally sound

With respect to processes, strict process standards may have positive benefits for sustainable development by removing some of the hidden costs of environmentally unsound practices.

Governments should ensure that economic growth was environmentally sustainable.

And policymakers must ensure that the investments are environmentally sustainable.

(c) Identify and reinforce potential constituencies for environmentally sustainable actions

Subprogramme 10. Capacity building for environmentally sound and sustainable development

(f) A consciousness of the need for environmentally sustainable development

Projects based on ICT had to be financially, environmentally and socially sustainable.

120. Sustainable development will call for the choice of environmentally sound technology.

ESCAP supports a regional meeting on women and environmentally sound, sustainable development.

Bhutan long ago accepted that development must be participatory and environmentally sustainable.

37. Environmentally acceptable mining operations are dependent upon balanced environmental legislation and sound environmental practices.

Automobile dependent countries like America need smart solutions to ensure environmentally sustainable development.

Environmentally unsound practices in the extraction of natural resources have left large regions barren and contaminated.

In 1993, steps were taken to develop a new programme on environmentally sustainable development.

We should uphold the goal set by this conference environmentally sound and sustainable development.

UNDP works on environmentally sustainable development issues in many programme countries, often supported by GEF.

In most developing countries, particularly in Africa, food production is undertaken mainly by women, and therefore issues related to food security, land rights and environmentally sustainable land use practices are central to their lives.

D. Environmentally sustainable industrial development 59. With industry being at the centre of the process of achieving sustainable development, the growing importance of environmental issues necessitates their effective integration into industrial activities at both the policy and enterprise levels to achieve environmentally sustainable industrial development.

Besides, adoption of sustainable agriculture practices helps reduce food miles.

(b) Group training workshops on standards of sustainable construction practices

To improve global understanding of international mercury emission sources, fate and transport To promote the development of inventories of mercury uses and releases To promote the development of environmentally sound disposal and remediation practices To increase awareness of environmentally sound recycling practices

Contrary to common belief, urban systems can be more environmentally sustainable than rural or suburban living.

UNIDO had a key role to play with regard to sustainable and environmentally friendly industrial development.

(b) Group training on the regional project on management of environmentally sustainable development in Latin America

UNIDO funded and executed a project to formulate an environmentally sustainable industrial development programme in Mozambique.

(g) Promoting harmonious economic development through environmentally sound and sustainable management of human and natural resources

Some believe that if innovations are sustainable, they become successful practices.

Finally, quot Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Corporate Practices quot and other manuals and guidelines are being drafted and distributed.

A services led model provides China with an alternative, environmentally friendlier, and ultimately more sustainable economic structure.

Similarly, increased integration of pastoral and agricultural land uses provides an environmentally sustainable way to avoid desertification.

An environmentally sound and sustainable development depends on the acquisition of the latest technologies on the environment.

These factors can make unsustainable practices more profitable than sustainable forest management.

C. Sustainable farm management practices and conservation agriculture to foster carbon storage

The transition from low to high productivity and to cleaner production that is environmentally sustainable is especially difficult.

63. Sustainable development calls for economic policy reforms in order to remove current incentives to environmentally harmful actions.

If it cannot become economically viable and environmentally sustainable, alternative employment opportunities need to be identified and promoted.

This is most acute in the areas of environment and sustainable fishing practices.

It could also provide the means for capacity building and transfer of environmentally sound technologies for sustainable forest management

International cooperation in capacity building, and access to and transfer of environmentally sound technologies to support sustainable forest management

38. We recognize the need to prioritise affordable and environmentally sustainable infrastructure that targets the needs of the poor.

57. The Union of International Technical Associations has devoted priority attention to sustainable development and environmentally sound energy technologies.