Discuss the five rules, which should be followed to achieve sustainable development

Question – Discuss the five rules which should be followed to achieve sustainable development.

Answer –

Sustainable development can be achieved by following these five principles-

1. Restrict use of renewable resource- Renewable resources should be used precisely. Their extraction rate should not increase their regeneration rate.
2. Substitute non-renewal resources with renewable-Precise use of renewable resources should be encouraged instead of non-renewable resources as the non-renewable resources are depleting. The rate of depletion of non-renewable resources should not exceed their creation rate of renewable resource.
3. Input efficiency- Technology improvement should be done so that more output can be produced by using the available resources efficiently. This will increase the production and will reduce the exploitation of resources.
4. Pollution Control-All the necessary and required steps should be taken as to reduce all sorts of pollution in the environment. Pollution emission should not exceed the absorption capacity of the environment.
5. Population Control-Rate of increase in population should not increase the carrying capacity of the environment. As more population means more stress on the available resources.

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