IUCN

The successor to the World Conservation Strategy published in 1980, this global strategy for a sustainable society, is intended to restate current thinking about conservation and development in an informative and encouraging way, and is orientated towards practical action.

Los seres humanos, en su búsqueda del desarrollo económico y del goce de las riquezas naturales, deberán hacer frente a la realidad de lo limitado que son los recursos y la capacidad de los ecosistemas, y deberán tener en cuenta las necesidades de las generaciones futuras.

Human beings, in their quest for economic development and enjoyment of the riches of nature, must come to terms with the reality of resource limitation and the carrying capacities of ecosystems, and must take account of the needs of future generations. This is the message of conservation.