Here, a Political Outcome Document was developed that contained "clear and practical measures for implementing sustainable development".
Exploring the use of labels as a way of encouraging and implementing sustainable development in mountain regions is a key goal for the Sustainable Mountain Tourism Alliance (SMTA), a global network of groups and organisations working for sustainability in alpine tourism that has recently been launched in Switzerland.
This approach is able to uncover those - otherwise hidden - conflicts in defining and implementing sustainable development.
The findings suggested that academic leadership's commitment was a leading cause for signing a declaration, charter, or initiative, and implementing sustainable development.
The purpose of this Special Section is to increase public awareness of key issues of sustainable development and to stimulate exchange of research results, practical experience and novel ideas among actors involved in investigating, planning and implementing sustainable development.
The purpose of this SV is to increase public awareness of key issues of sustainable development and to stimulate exchange of research results, practical experience and new ideas among actors involved in investigating, planning and implementing sustainable development, regarding energy, transport, water, environment and production systems.
Although existing studies have suggested various methods to implement sustainable development principles in infrastructure projects, effective assessment of sustainability and proper definition of its indicators are scarce in this industry in general.
This will require a new thinking from policymakers, experts, business people, project managers and many other public and private actors in order to plan and implement sustainable development initiatives.
It is fundamental to monitor, evaluate and report the state of the environment at global and local levels, to better implement sustainable development principles and practices.
