INTEGRATED ANALYSIS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL ERA: FOUNDATIONS, PARADOXES, AND MITIGATION PROPOSALS

Abstract

Abstract

This study offers a critical reflection on the conflicts and convergences between the right to an ecologically balanced environment and the challenges posed by the Digital Era. Based on a bibliographic review, it examines the environment as a fundamental right and highlights the importance of sustainable development for its effective implementation. The research analyzes both the positive and negative impacts of digital and informational technologies on the environment, emphasizing a central paradox: reconciling economic progress, technological innovation, and ecological balance. The study underscores the need to meet present demands without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. To this end, it evaluates mitigation proposals grounded in enhanced regulatory mechanisms, more transparent and robust environmental metrics, and management models capable of fostering greater convergence between technological innovation and ecological viability. The findings indicate that technology is inherently neutral, and its consequences depend on human choices—whether to expand or reduce inequality, to generate or to avoid destruction. The conclusion is that overcoming this paradox requires integrated and institutionally consistent strategies from all social actors.