Sustainable DevelopmentDIANE Publishing, 1993 - 41 pages Focuses on the developing world, reporting on tough questions that must be answered as linkages are developed and partnerships are formed, and on some concrete progress that has been made to help the developing world work toward sustainable development. |
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... degradation : ozone layer depletion , acid rain , over - fishing , hazardous waste , nuclear risks . " The polluter pays " is a principle with application beyond national frontiers - and beyond financial recompense . The nearly 180 ...
... degradation : ozone layer depletion , acid rain , over - fishing , hazardous waste , nuclear risks . " The polluter pays " is a principle with application beyond national frontiers - and beyond financial recompense . The nearly 180 ...
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... degradation , poverty , and population pressures . Representatives of industrialized countries accepted a special obligation to help poorer coun- tries build the capacities to make a transition to more sustainable paths of development ...
... degradation , poverty , and population pressures . Representatives of industrialized countries accepted a special obligation to help poorer coun- tries build the capacities to make a transition to more sustainable paths of development ...
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... degraded environ- ment . Almost 70 percent of Costa Rica's total land area is suitable only for forests ; yet , because of rapid deforestation during the past two decades , today less than 40 percent of the land is under forests . Once ...
... degraded environ- ment . Almost 70 percent of Costa Rica's total land area is suitable only for forests ; yet , because of rapid deforestation during the past two decades , today less than 40 percent of the land is under forests . Once ...
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... degradation of the environment and depletion of valuable natural resources not only impede economic development but threaten human survival . At Rio , the world community reached an unprec- edented consensus on the need to fully ...
... degradation of the environment and depletion of valuable natural resources not only impede economic development but threaten human survival . At Rio , the world community reached an unprec- edented consensus on the need to fully ...
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... degradation . The World Bank plans increased funding for education , health , nutrition , and family planning . This primary school is in Calcutta . World Bank photo . World Bank photo . Ten countries , including the Philippines.
... degradation . The World Bank plans increased funding for education , health , nutrition , and family planning . This primary school is in Calcutta . World Bank photo . World Bank photo . Ten countries , including the Philippines.
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Page 30 - Trade policy measures for environmental purposes should not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade. Unilateral actions to deal with environmental challenges outside the jurisdiction of the importing country should be avoided. Environmental measures addressing transboundary or global environmental problems should, as far as possible, be based on an international consensus.
Page 30 - States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
Page 30 - States should effectively cooperate to discourage or prevent the relocation and transfer to other States of any activities and substances that cause severe environmental degradation or are found to be harmful to human health.
Page 12 - Agenda 21 and the non-legally binding authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of all Types of Forests were adopted.
Page 30 - Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction...
Page 40 - To intensify our collective efforts for the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.
Page 1 - Agency is charged by Congress with protecting the Nation's land, air, and water resources. Under a mandate of national environmental laws, the Agency strives to formulate and implement actions leading to a compatible balance between human activities and the ability of natural systems to support and nurture life. To meet this mandate, EPA's research program is providing data and technical...
Page 3 - Federal facilities to set a voluntary goal to reducing their release of toxic pollutants by 50 percent by 1999. This will reduce toxic releases, control costs associated with cleanups, and promote clean technologies. And it will help make our Government what it should be, a positive example for the rest of the country.
Page 19 - ... developing countries of effective means, inter alia, financial resources and technology, without which it will be difficult for them to fully implement their commitments, will serve the common interests of developed and developing countries and of humankind in general, including future generations. 33.4 The cost of inaction could outweigh the financial costs of implementing Agenda 21 . Inaction will narrow the choices of future generations.
Page 3 - This will provide a market for new technologies, make better use of recycled materials, and encourage the creation of new products that can be offered to the government, to private companies, and to consumers And again it will create jobs through the recycling process We must keep finding new ways to be a force for positive change. For example, the federal government is the largest purchaser of computer equipment in the world, and computers are the fastest-growing area of electricity use. That's...