Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development Strategy 1997

Safeguarding our Assets, Securing our Future

Table of Contents

• Minister's Message
• Introduction
• Goal 1 - Making Better Decisions
  • Objective 1.1 - Creating easily accessible and integrated knowledge
  • Objective 1.2 - Promoting greater national and international cooperation and consensus
  • Objective 1.3 - Developing and promoting fiscal, regulatory and voluntary approaches
  • Performance Indicators
• Goal 2 – Enhancing Long-term Social and Economic Benefits
  • Objective 2.1 - Creating economic opportunities and encouraging investment
  • Objective 2.2 - Maintaining and expanding access to international markets
  • Objective 2.3 – Building the capacity of Aboriginal, rural and northern communities
  • Performance Indicators
• Goal 3 – Maintaining a Healthy and Safe Environment
  • Objective 3.1 – Helping limit and adapt to climate change
  • Objective 3.2 – Promoting technologies and stewardship practices
  • Objective 3.3 – Safeguarding Canadians from natural hazards and the risks
  • Performance Indicators
• Goal 4 – Putting our House in Order
  • Objective 4.1 – Using leading edge environmental management tools and practices
  • Objective 4.2 – Reducing wastes
  • Objective 4.3 – Increasing the efficiency of energy and other resource
  • Objective 4.4 – Promoting the use of goods and services
  • Performance Indicators
• Goal 5 - Additional indicators
• Conclusion
• Appendix A