Gaborone Declaration targets sustainable economic growth

The Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa (GDSA) is expected to yield economic and environmental sustainability for African countries by ensuring that the contribution of natural capital to sustainable economic growth, maintenance and improvement of social capital and human well being are quantified and integrated into development and business practice.

The goal of the declaration is also to demonstrate how African nations and their investment partners understand, manage and value natural capital, and to come up with a practical results-focused approach that would put African nations in the driving seat of sustainable economic growth.

The declaration was implemented during the 2012 Summit for Sustainability in Africa held in Botswana.

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