Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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... Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , a " passing of the torch " ceremony was held in Stockholm to commemorate the spirit of the conference held there in 1972. Maurice Strong was the secretary - general of that conference and he will have a ...
... Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , a " passing of the torch " ceremony was held in Stockholm to commemorate the spirit of the conference held there in 1972. Maurice Strong was the secretary - general of that conference and he will have a ...
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... Earth Sum- mit ) , to conventions on such specific matters as global warming and biodiversity . To quote Maurice Strong again , this time speaking to the Preparatory Committee of the Earth Summit : Economic change is imperative , indeed ...
... Earth Sum- mit ) , to conventions on such specific matters as global warming and biodiversity . To quote Maurice Strong again , this time speaking to the Preparatory Committee of the Earth Summit : Economic change is imperative , indeed ...
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... Conference on Envi- ronment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 — the Earth Summit - comes not a moment too soon ; our concern should be whether in at least some areas of environmental stress it comes too late . But , just as ...
... Conference on Envi- ronment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 — the Earth Summit - comes not a moment too soon ; our concern should be whether in at least some areas of environmental stress it comes too late . But , just as ...
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Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
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