Environment 'should not be sole focus'

The environment should not be the sole focus of sustainable development, a senior consultant of the UN secretary-general said on Wednesday in Beijing.

"The environment is an important consideration, but it is not the only one. Economic growth, social stability and social protection are also very important. Sustainable development is the integrity of the three aspects," Janos Pasztor, executive secretary of the Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, told China Daily in an exclusive interview.

The panel under his leadership, with representatives from 22 countries, produced the report "Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing" for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil this June.