Taking Action: An Environmental Guide for You and Your CommunityUNEP/Earthprint, 1995 - 224 pages A publication which offers clear explanations on how to address many of the environmental problems plaguing the planet. Although intended for individuals & community service organizations, it will be of great interest to all those concerned with the well-being of the earth & its inhabitants. |
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... Addressing the Individual 120 Seeking Solutions To Combat Ozone Depletion 121 Taking Community Action 121 Protect Yourself 123 Addressing the Individual 124 10 Biodiversity 127 Medicinal and Industrial Uses of Biodiversity 128.
... Addressing the Individual 120 Seeking Solutions To Combat Ozone Depletion 121 Taking Community Action 121 Protect Yourself 123 Addressing the Individual 124 10 Biodiversity 127 Medicinal and Industrial Uses of Biodiversity 128.
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Contents
The Global Response | 8 |
The Role of Communities | 23 |
Adopting Environmental Principles | 34 |
Speaking with Authority | 48 |
Population and Consumption | 65 |
Seeking Solutions to Unsustainable Population Growth | 73 |
Energy | 81 |
Biogas Success | 87 |
Addressing the Individual | 120 |
Biodiversity | 127 |
Sources of Water Pollution | 142 |
Seeking Solutions | 155 |
Seeking Solutions | 168 |
Feed the Soil Not the Crop | 181 |
Desertification | 189 |
Taking Community Action | 196 |
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