CULTURE - the Missing Link of Sustainable Development!
Sustainable livelihoods can be achieved when the social, economic, cultural, and spiritual needs of communities and their environments can be met in ways that safeguard cultural strength and biological diversity.
The problem remains that without culture being incorporated into the sustainable development paradigms, such as the sustainable development goals (SDG’s), or the three pillars of sustainable development, cultural values will remain invisible.
Not having culture incorporated as a stand-alone SD Goal or as the fourth (or first) Pillar of Sustainable Development has serious consequences, for humanity and the planet. The climate crisis and current global cultural conflicts are two examples of dire consequences.