Sustainable Tourism Law

618 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM LAW I.1.2. Brundtland Report (1987) Several factors, particularly the oil crisis, resulted in a retraction of the world economy in the 1970’s. On the tenth anniversary of the Stockholm Conference, there were intentions of recovering the reform measures and the UN General Assembly created an independent special commission with some renowned, prestigious experts on the environmental field under the presidency of the Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. Previously, she had been the Environment Minister and, like Maurice Strong, actively participated in the Rio +20 or Earth Summit 2012. When the conclusions of the BrundtlandCommissionwere published in 1987, the political climate was more receptive. Although there had been an economic recovery, several threats to the global ecosystem still persisted. The Commission substantiated the relation between environment and development, noting that the division between North and South had not decreased since Stockholm. In the 1980’s, there was a consensus that, unless some measures were taken, the degradation of the environment would compromise the economic development. Simultaneously, the eradication of poverty and underdevelopment was considered a priority in the developing countries, which would result in achieving a healthier and more sustainable environment. The f ront page of Brundtland Report In the Brundtland Report 5 , entitled “Our Common Future”, besides emphasizing the importance of the economic growth, the most consensual definition of Sustainable Development is included: 5 In homage to the Commission president, Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland.