Introduction
The concept of sustainable development has gained important contours and milestones since its adoption in 1972, in Stockholm, Sweden at the conference on Environment and Development, to respond to the demands of the need for conservation in the nature of extinction.
What is Sustainable Development?
Sustainable Development is defined as development that provides for the current generation without harming future generations. This development not only involves the economic aspect, but also involves the ecological and social aspects. Where in the economic aspect the need to reduce the use of raw materials, the reuse of products, and the maximization of quality to the detriment of the quantity of products stands out, in the ecological aspect there is an urgent need for the rational use of raw materials, the replenishment of natural resources and the reconciliation of the importance of Biodiversity for Human survival.
The social aspect draws attention in two ways, the first is human participation in sustainable development and the second is the accountability of the Human race.
Anthropogenic Participation in Sustainable Development and Accountability
Anthropogenic participation in nature conceives that nature does not depend on Man for its continuity and survival, however Man needs Nature for its survival and continuity, with a chance of extinction of the human race if strict policies are not implemented by 2022, around 6.6 million hectares of forests were lost, showing that we are more than 21% below expectations for achieving the goal of zero deforestation by 2030, the exploitation of natural resources, such as mineral coal, precious stones, natural gas, among others, are responsible for the loss of 90% of biodiversity and water stress. Global Footprint and Network in 2019 concluded that earth has exhausted the resources that could be renewed; in other words, since 2019 planet Earth has been using resources that it cannot replace. Along the same path, the production of the greenhouse gas, Carbon Dioxide (CO2), reached a production level of 37.1 billion tons in 2018, making planet Earth an easy target for the possibility of catastrophes.
Through demand, laws on nature emerged, such as the first convention of 1992, Eco-92, held in Brazil, and the Kyoto protocol, held in 1997, which agreed on the rationalization of the use of natural resources, as early as 1651. There was a need to regulate Man in the face of Nature, through the Law of Nature, coined by Thomas Hobbes, as a general rule that prevents Man from destroying his own life through the destruction of Nature.
Conclusion
This concept of Law of Nature for Sustainable Development is something that Philosophy not only refers to the need to create specific national courts for the trial and control of crimes and processes linked to nature, but also to the need for each human being to transform into an agent of raising awareness among others regarding the urgency of preserving nature for future generations.
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