United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) : Republic of the Marshall Islands national report

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 Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) and the constraints and opportunities for sustainable development, in preparing this report, the RMI has used the term sustainable development to mean maintenance of natural resources and environmental quality at a level sufficient to maintain the desired degree of economic development. This level of development would maintain the quality of life appropriate for the culture of the Marshallese people while minimizing the dependence on external resources.