United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) : Federated States of Micronesia

Abstract

This report was prepared for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The report reviews the state of the environment and development in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the constraints and opportunities for sustainable development. In preparing this report, the FSM has used the term sustainable development to mean attainment of a level of natural resource utilization and environmental quality at a level sufficient to maintain the desired degree of economic development and quality of life appropriate for the cultures of the FSM.