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media release everyone - Scotland's environment groups campaigning together (500,000 supporters, 26 organisations, ONE voice) Environment groups welcome government recognition that world’s resources are not limitless Monday 7 March 2005
Responding to the launch of the government's sustainable
development
framework, everyone campaigners welcomed the UK and Scottish
governments' commitment to living within environmental limits. everyone, the campaign run by Scottish Environment LINK
to move environmental issues higher up the political agenda, recently
launched
a
Report , "Second term, one year on", which assessed the Scottish
Parliament's record on the environment. Sustainability was identified
as a key area where the Executive had to take action. Fred Edwards, President of LINK, said, "Sustainability is the vital cross cutting issue. Yet this is the area where the gap between expressed intention and reality is particularly wide. The Executive has pursued unrestrained economic growth as a single, overriding goal, unqualified by considerations of sustainability. Research sponsored by the UK Government on "life satisfaction" has demonstrated that levels of satisfaction do not correlate to economic growth in already developed society. It is vital that government moves away from using GDP as the only measure of success. Today's launch is an important first step."
Further details:
WWF Scotland : Helen McDade, 01887 820449
hmcdade@wwfscotland.org.uk
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