Sustainable development

Supplying in energy and food are factors, which in long-term prospect decide about quality of life – our and future generations. Therefore, this is a reason why we should use principles of sustainable development. Because of importance of the problem – it also concerns the future of our planet – it is a subject of lots of research carried out in institutions all over the world. Their results are interesting publications, valuable research methods, useful tools… but importance of these achievements is limited. The measure of success in this discipline is inculcating in people’s minds influencing changes in their behavior. Conscious activities of individuals are transmitted on the whole population and cause noticeable global changes. Do the small savings, efforts make sense? Could it be possible to win huge amounts of money on a lottery if players buying lottery tickets disappeared? The sum of small efforts brings significant effects, so every one may support or disturb activities aiming at rational, sustainable development.

At NILU Polska we deal with the following issues related to the sustainable development: