Overview of the key contributions of SCP to the thematic areas of the Rio+20 outcome
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7.2 Overview of the key contributions of SCP to the thematic areas of the Rio+20 outcome
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Health and population: Positive impact of decreased air, water and chemical pollution for
improving human health paragraph 141.
Sustainable cities and human settlements: The sustainable management of waste through the
application of the 3R reduce, reuse and recycle principle paragraph 134.
Promoting full and productive employment, decent work for all, and social protections:
Investment in restoring, regenerating and conserving natural resources and ecosystems paragraph 154.
Sustainable tourism: Capacity-building to promote environmental awareness and conserve
natural resources paragraphs 130 and 131.
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Chemicals and waste: The use of a life cycle approaches such as the 3R principle to improve
resource efficiency and achieve environmentally-sound waste and chemicals management paragraphs 218 to 220.
Energy: Efficient use of energy and the sustainable use of conventional energy resources and the
application of appropriate incentives paragraphs 127 and 128.
Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture: The importance of sustainable
ag i ultu al p odu tio p a ti es, i ludi g ops, li esto k, fo est , fishe ies a d a ua ultu e ; need to reduce food losses and waste throughout the food supply chain paragraphs 110 to 112.
Water and sanitation: Ensure sustainable water use, increase efficiency and reduce water losses
through the development of integrated water resource management paragraphs 120, 124.
Oceans and seas: Sustainable use of oceansseas to reduce the negative effects of pollution,
acidification and destructive fishing practices paragraphs 158, 160, 163, 176.
Forests: Sustainable management of forests, reforestation, restoration and afforestation paragraph 193.
Biodiversity: Mainstreaming conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems, biodiversity and its
components, together with investments in restoration and conservation paragraph 201.
Mountains: Sustainable use of mountain resources to safeguard water resources of fragile
mountain ecosystems paragraph 210. SCP links to two cross-cutting themes:
Education: Promotion of Education for Sustainable Development and introduction of sustainable
management practices of educational institutions and the communities where they are located paragraph 233.
Gender equality and women’s e power e t: P o otio of o e s access to ownership and
control over land and natural resources paragraph 241.
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Hence, the notion of sustainable consumption is somewhat weak, compared to the degree of impact of unsustainable tourism.
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Reference to women as predominant managers of households, i.e. procurers, and educators of children, both with a strong impact on consumption patterns, is missing.
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