The UN report, Our Common Future, defined sustainable development as 'development that…':

A) allows all societies to meet their needs to an equal degree.
B) continues at the current pace, neither increasing nor decreasing into the foreseeable future.
C) meets the needs of the future without compromising the ability of current generations to meet their own needs.
D) meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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Rakshya Bastola · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  The definition of sustainable development, as outlined in the UN report, is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Choice A is incorrect as it suggests equal distribution of resources, which is not explicitly stated in the definition. Choice B is incorrect as it suggests no change in development, which is different from sustainable development. Choice C is close to the correct answer, but the wording is slightly off as it states needs of the future instead of future generations' ability to meet their own needs.

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