"Sustainable development, thus, was not a newly invented concept, but rather rooted in the Stockholm spirit."

In the lead up to the Stockholm+50 meeting and in time for the first day of the UNEA 5.2, Najib Saab shared this blog that starts with a question: What environment do we want and what organization can lead international environmental action?

One of his critical points is on the failure of rich countries to meet their commitment in providing 0.7% of their GDP as development aid to poor countries - a commitment made just two years before Stockholm - which put the path towards protecting the environment off-track, fast-forward 50 years.

Check out this blog and share your perspectives on what you think is lacking in global efforts to take concrete action towards a healthy planet?