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Sustainable development sheet
4-mark answer frame

What is sustainable development? How can it be achieved?

How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.

  1. 1 · Define. Sustainable development meets present needs without harming the ability of future generations to meet theirs (Brundtland Report, 1987).
  2. 2 · Write the pillars. Economic growth, social fairness and environmental protection must go together.
  3. 3 · Ways to achieve it.
    • Renewable energy
    • The 3 Rs and waste segregation
    • Rainwater harvesting and drip irrigation
    • Organic farming and afforestation
  4. 4 · Link to daily life. Tamil Nadu's yearly fishing ban lets fish breed for the future.
  5. 5 · Close in one line. Sustainable living is everyone's duty, from the home to the government.

Scoring tip: Write the definition clearly in your own words, then give four ways.