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T1 Multiple Pathways to Sustainable Development: Further Evidence of Sustainability in Practice
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 sustainable development
K1 circular economy
K1 natural capital
K1 natural resource
K1 environmental accounting
K1 ecosystem service
K1 Costa Rica
K1 Germany
K1 Botswana
K1 European Union
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32250
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32250
NO This report serves to build on that earlier publication by examining four additional approaches that have been adopted at the country or regional level: Circular Economy in the European Union (EU) and Germany, Natural Capital Accounting in Botswana, Payment forEcosystem Services in Costa Rica, and Gross National Happiness in Bhutan. The purpose is to show that there is no “one size fits all” approach to sustainable development, but rather a range of concepts, methodologies, and tools that can be used, dependingon the specific context. Three of the four approaches to sustainable development show how global level tools and conceptscan be applied successfully at the national level, while the fourth, Gross National Happiness, serves as an example of a unique national approach gaining wider acceptance and being incorporated into other countries’ thinking on sustainable development, including as a possible alternative or complement to Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 24, 2026