| dc.description.abstract | It is no secret that, given today's
limitless scientific and technology developments
and scarce natural resources, environmental
and technological progress often intersects.
Therefore, it is crucial to strike a balance
between environmental concerns and
technological development at the same time in
order to conserve what we already have for
future generations and, eventually, to prevent
the Earth from degrading. The environment so
far has been polluted and destroyed as a result
of technological advancements like those
related to radiation technology, electronic
manufacturing, large-scale construction and
energy production related industries, although
these advancements typically incorporate
measures to minimize environmental
degradation. In the past ten years, irreversible
ecological habitat destruction, excessive technowaste
release into the environment,
deforestation, global warming, and climate
change has all emerged as major environmental
threats. If it does not take actions to mitigate
these threats immediately, mother Earth will
eventually perish.
This paper aims to advocate the pure idea of
"Sustainable Development" which has been
stepped out from its framework due to the
technological advancement. The paper
employed doctrinal research methodology to
attain this goal and the qualitative and
quantitative data that were gathered from
books, journal articles and reports showed that
the development of science and technology is the
primary cause of environmental deterioration.
The paper concludes that environmental
preservation should be given more attention in
sustainable development, and makes
recommendations to minimize environmental
degradation through advancements in science
and technology in addition to other
environmental legal principles | en_US |
