Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 142
... Latin America and the Carib- bean as long as almost half the population continues to live in abject poverty . Human development must be the keystone of our strategy if it is to be ecologically viable . This , together with the rational ...
... Latin America and the Carib- bean as long as almost half the population continues to live in abject poverty . Human development must be the keystone of our strategy if it is to be ecologically viable . This , together with the rational ...
Page 158
... Latin America , population growth is clearly leading to the loss of forestland . The increasing demand for food leads , inevitably , to more land being put to the plow . Countries with high population growth rates tend to in- crease the ...
... Latin America , population growth is clearly leading to the loss of forestland . The increasing demand for food leads , inevitably , to more land being put to the plow . Countries with high population growth rates tend to in- crease the ...
Page 159
... Latin America . The increasing demand for fuel wood as population expands is another important factor in deforestation . In Latin America , firewood collection to meet the needs of growing numbers is the second biggest cause of ...
... Latin America . The increasing demand for fuel wood as population expands is another important factor in deforestation . In Latin America , firewood collection to meet the needs of growing numbers is the second biggest cause of ...
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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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